knock the wind out of someone's sails in English

Forms: knocks the wind out of someone's sails [present, singular, third-person], knocking the wind out of someone's sails [participle, present], knocked the wind out of someone's sails [participle, past], knocked the wind out of someone's sails [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=knock the wind out of someone's sails}} knock the wind out of someone's sails (third-person singular simple present knocks the wind out of someone's sails, present participle knocking the wind out of someone's sails, simple past and past participle knocked the wind out of someone's sails)

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"knock the wind out of someone's sails" meaning in English

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