Usually means: Reduce momentum or enthusiasm significantly.
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  1. take the wind out of (one's) sails: Dictionary.com
  2. take the wind out of (one's) sails, take the wind out of sails: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. take the wind out of sails: Legal dictionary

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  1. take the wind out of sails: Encyclopedia

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  1. take the wind out of sails: Medical dictionary

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  1. take the wind out of sails: Idioms


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