はなをくじ
Meanings
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
Kanji used
exit
sprain
Composed of
moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start; beginning
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten