Friday, May 23, 2014

Lesson 205--disappointment and loss of motivation


 
A good image in English can lead to lots of useful ideas and phrases.  Disappointment and loss of motivation can all be expressed with the image of losing air.

deflated

took the wind out of me

took the wind out of my sails

examples

When I heard the bad news, I was thoroughly deflated.
I was feeling good until I got my exam results.  The bad results really took the wind out of my sails.
My boss's criticisms took the wind out of me.

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