What does it mean to find someone who puts wind in your sails?

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “put the wind in someone’s sails“ and its meaning is “to make someone feel more confident to do something”. Renewable energy’s plummeting price should put the wind in our sails.

What does it mean to take the wind out of someone’s sails?

Definition of take the wind out of someone’s sails : to cause someone to lose confidence or energy The team’s star player was injured and it really took the wind out of their sails.

What do you do when someone takes the wind out of your sails?

to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting: I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers – that took the wind out of my sails. Want to learn more?

What does the saying may the wind always be at your back mean?

When we say a person has the wind at his back, we mean that external forces are moving in the same direction as that person. It means that person’s job is going to be easier because of these external forces.

Does sails have a lot of wind?

to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting: I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers – that took the wind out of my sails.

What does sullenly mean?

1a : gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed a sullen crowd. b : suggesting a sullen state : lowering a sullen countenance. 2 : dull or somber in sound or color. 3 : dismal, gloomy a sullen morning.

What does to talk shop mean?

Definition of talk shop : to talk about work They like to talk shop during lunch.

What does take the wind mean?

to gain or have the advantage.

What is the Irish saying with the wind at your back?

May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. This traditional Irish blessing is an ancient Celtic prayer.

What does it mean to have the wind?

Definition of get/have the wind up : to become/be afraid or nervous When they started questioning him, he got the wind up.

What is rather touchy?

apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he’s sick. requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky: a touchy subject; a touchy situation.

take the wind out of someone’s sails, to. To put someone at a disadvantage; to stop someone, literally or figuratively. This term, which alludes to impeding a sailing vessel by sailing to windward of it and thereby robbing it of the wind, was used literally until about 1800.

What does it mean to rob someone of the wind?

To put someone at a disadvantage; to stop someone, literally or figuratively. This term, which alludes to impeding a sailing vessel by sailing to windward of it and thereby robbing it of the wind, was used literally until about 1800.

What is a sail of a boat?

A sail of a boat or yacht is that large and strong cloth that is strategically tied to a boat so that the wind can blow into the cloth and move the boat along the water. It is the sail of a boat that helps it to move swiftly across a water body.