den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen
German
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Verb
den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen
- (with dative) 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.
Conjugation
- See nehmen.
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