take the wind out of (someone's) 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 going to tell him the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers and it rather took the wind out of my sails.

• have had it with something
• have had more something than has had hot dinners
• have had more something than someone has had hot dinners
• have had more than fair share of
• have had more than fair share of something
• have had more than has had hot dinners
• have had more than someone has had hot dinners
• have had more than your fair share of
• have had more than your fair share of something
• have had your chips
• have had your day
• have had your fill
• have had your fill of
• have had your fill of something
• have half a mind
• have half a mind to
• have half a mind to do something
• have half an ear on
• have half an ear on something
• have half an eye on
• have half an eye on someone
• have half an eye on something
• have hand in the till
• have hands full
• have hanging over head