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  1. to take the wind out of one's sails love

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GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. [Colloq.] to cause one to stop, or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of another; to cause one to lose enthusiasm, or momentum in an activity.

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  1. blanket
  1. wind

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