でばなをおる

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of でばなをおる – see the following entry.
出鼻を折る
[verb] (idiomatic) to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
Alternative spelling
出端を折る
(This term, でばなをおる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)