出鼻をくじく – Vocabulary details

出で鼻ばなをくじく

Expression

Verb (5-dan, く)

Idiomatic

1. to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

exit

nose

projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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