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  1. 30-Aug-2004, 17:56 #1
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    Default idiom question.

    what does "to take the wind out of the sail" mean?
  2. 30-Aug-2004, 20:51 #2
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    If you take the wind out of someone's sails, you remove the overconfidence.
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