出端をくじく

Japanese

Kanji in this term
出 端
Grade: 1 Grade: S
For pronunciation and definitions of 出端をくじく – see the following entry.
【出鼻でばなをくじく】
[verb] (idiomatic) to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
(This term, 出端をくじく, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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