To take the wind out of someone's sails means to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something,usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting.
Example
I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers_that took the wind out of my sails.
Example
I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers_that took the wind out of my sails.
To take the wind out of someone's sails means to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something,usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting.
Example
I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers_that took the wind out of my sails.
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