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knocked the wind out of someone's sails

knocked the wind out of someone's sails is the simple past and past participle of knock the wind out of someone's sails.

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What is knocked the wind out of someone's sails the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked the wind out of someone's sails is the simple past and past participle of knock the wind out of someone's sails.

Words near knocked the wind out of someone's sails in the dictionary

  1. knocked the corners off
  2. knocked the daylight out of
  3. knocked the daylights out of
  4. knocked the living daylights out of
  5. knocked the stuffing out of
  6. knocked the wind out of someone's sails
  7. knocked together
  8. knocked under
  9. knocked up
  10. knocked wood
  11. knockemdowns

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