den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen

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Verb

den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt den Wind aus den Segeln, past tense nahm den Wind aus den Segeln, past participle den Wind aus den Segeln genommen, past subjunctive nähme den Wind aus den Segeln, auxiliary haben)

  1. take the wind out of someone's sails
    Die kritischen Bemerkungen nahmen ihm den Wind aus den Segeln.
    The critical remarks took the wind out of his sails.

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