den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen

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German

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Verb

den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (weak, third-person singular present den Wind aus den Segeln nehmt, past tense den Wind aus den Segeln nehmte, past participle den Wind aus den Segeln genehmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (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.

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