TAKE THE WIND OUT OF SB'S SAILS

Meaning of TAKE THE WIND OUT OF SB'S SAILS in English

( informal ) to make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say sth that they do not expect

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TAKE THE WIND OUT OF SB'S SAILS — See ↑ CONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT 6
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIND — I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling …
Английский словарь Британика
WIND — I. ˈwind, chiefly poetic ˈwīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wind, winde, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
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OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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SAILS — plural of sail present third singular of sail
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TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
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WIND — I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
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OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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WIND — noun power of respiration; breath. 2. wind ·noun the dotterel. 3. wind ·noun air impregnated with an odor or scent. …
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TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
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OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
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WIND — [wind] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wint wind, L ventus, Gk aenai to blow, Skt vati …
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TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
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WIND — I. wind 1 S2 W2 /wɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . AIR [uncountable and countable] …
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WIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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WIND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wound) 1 intr. go in a circular, spiral, curved, or crooked course …
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WIND — n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
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TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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WIND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIND — See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT'S …
Slang English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
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WIND — n. 25B6; verb the road winds up the mountain : TWIST (AND TURN), bend, curve, loop, zigzag, weave, snake. he …
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WIND — See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT'S …
Словарь английских идиом
SAILS — silas sisal
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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WIND — I poet. 1. сущ. 1) ветер balmy, gentle, light wind ≈ благоуханный воздух, легкий ветерок blast, gust of wind ≈ …
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