knocked the wind out of someone's sails

A form of knock the wind out of someone's sails

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of knock the wind out of someone's sails
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APA

knocked the wind out of someone's sails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocked%20the%20wind%20out%20of%20someone's%20sails

MLA

“knocked the wind out of someone's sails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocked%20the%20wind%20out%20of%20someone's%20sails. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knocked the wind out of someone's sails,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocked%20the%20wind%20out%20of%20someone's%20sails.

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