take the wind out of someone's sails

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.

日本語の意味

誰かの意欲をそぐ / 誰かを大いに落胆させる / 誰かの希望や野心を打ち砕く / 勢いを失わせる

英語の意味

(idiomatic) To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.

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Her blunt criticism took the wind out of someone's sails right before they gave their pitch.

彼女の手厳しい批判は、発表の直前に誰かの意気を大きくそいでしまった。

詳細

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.

I tell you Van Bahr Lamb is a fool. . . . But Polly . . . completely took the wind out of her sails, by coolly remarking,— I like fools.

詳細

takes the wind out of someone's sails （ present singular third-person ）

taking the wind out of someone's sails （ participle present ）

took the wind out of someone's sails （ past ）

taken the wind out of someone's sails （ participle past ）