Nghĩa là gì: assails 
assail /ə'seil/
assail /ə'seil/- ngoại động từ
- tấn công, xông vào đánh
- to assail an enemy post: tấn công một đồn địch
- dồn dập vào, túi bụi (hỏi, chửi...)
- to assail someone with questions: hỏi ai dồn dập
- to with insults: chửi túi bụi
- lao vào, kiên quyết, bắt tay vào làm
- to assail a hard task: lao vào một công việc khó khăn, kiên quyết bắt tay vào làm một công việc khó khăn
- tấn công, xông vào đánh
sails Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
knock the wind out of his sails
take the wind out of one's sails
Idiom(s): take the wind out of one's sailsTheme: CHALLENGE
to challenge someone's boasting or arrogance. (Informal.)
• John was bragging about how much money he earned until he learned that most of us make more. That took the wind out of his sails,
• Learning that one has been totally wrong about something can really take the wind out of one's sails.
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v. phr. To surprise someone by doing better or by catching him in an error. John came home boasting about the fish he had caught; it took the wind out of his sails when he found his little sister had caught a bigger one. Dick took the wind out of Bob's sails by showing him where he was wrong.Compare: TAKE THE STARCH OUT OF2.
trim one's sails
trim one's sailsModify one's stand, adapt to circumstances, as in His advisers told him to trim his sails before he alienated voters and bungled the election completely. This metaphoric expression alludes to adjusting a ship's sails to take full advantage of prevailing winds. [Late 1700s]
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An sails idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with sails, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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