pop the bubble of (someone)
pop the bubble of (someone)
To disprove, ruin, or destroy someone's fantasy, delusion, or misbelief. A less common variant of "burst the bubble of (someone)." The Supreme Court ruling is likely to pop the bubble of all the activists who were in favor of overturning the case.
See also: bubble, of, pop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- burst the bubble of (someone)
- pop (one's) bubble
- burst (someone's) bubble
- bust (one's) bubble
- take the Michael (out of someone or something)
- take the mike (out of someone or something)
- leave good (enough) alone
- ante
- ante in
- clown about