knocks 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. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of knock the wind out of someone's sails
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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