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What is another word for take wind out of sails?

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Contexts

To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings

To defy or put up a resistance to someone or something

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

Verb

To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings

Verb

To defy or put up a resistance to someone or something

take issue with

take a stand against

fly in the face of

have bone to pick

put up a fight against

set your face against

struggle against

be in opposition to

call in question

not countenance

speak out against

be in defiance of

shoot full of holes

rise up against

shoot down in flames

call into question

render null and void

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

say the opposite of

stand up and be counted against

give the lie to

show to be false

drive a coach and horses through

blow out of the water

prove to be false

knock the bottom out of

be at odds with

make a nonsense of

be at variance with

protest against

take exception to

be inconsistent with

refuse to accept

declare to be untrue

give thumbs down to

render meaningless

bring to naught

knocks props out from under

knock props out

knock bottom out of

prove impossible

cut down to size

call one's bluff

be a dissenter from

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Verb

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

put the kibosh on

put the stopper on

get the better of

put the mockers on

stand in the way of

upset the applecart

put a spoke in someone's wheel

take wind out of

cramp one's style

cook someone's goose

spike someone's guns

throw monkey wrench in

queer someone's pitch

throw a spanner in the works

give the run around

halt in its tracks

throw a monkey wrench in the works

bring to a close

put the damper on

put a damper on

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

take the wind out of your sails

bring to an end

dash one's hope

throw a monkey wrench into

put on back burner

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring an end to

give the thumbs down to

make null and void

declare null and void

trample underfoot

ride roughshod over

be an antidote to

make ineffective

render ineffective

place an embargo on

get in the way of

declare illegal

keep from happening

officially forbid

bring to screeching halt

declare ineligible

be a hindrance to

put the brakes on

take out of play

bring to a halt

bring to a stop

throw a spoke in the wheel of

put half nelson on

put a stopper in

strangle at birth

bring to a standstill

put the brakes on

keep under control

give the red light to

put the chill on

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Nearby Words

take with a grain of salt

take with a pinch of salt

take you back to

take wind out of

take what you can get

take weapons from

take very small bites from

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