out of one's sails

See: TAKE THE WIND OUT OF ONE'S SAILS.

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take the wind out of one's sails

[take the wind out of one's sails] {v. phr.} To surprise someone by doing better or by catching him in an error. * /John came home boasting about the fish […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wind

[wind] See: [GET WIND OF], [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [GONE WITH THE WIND], [IN THE WIND], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [SECOND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

square away

[square away] {v. phr.} 1. To arrange the sails of a ship so that the wind blows from behind. * /The captain ordered the crew to square away and sail […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sail

[sail] See: [SET SAIL], [RAKE THE WIND OUT OF ONE'S SAILS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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