To me - taking the wind out of someone's sails is not the same as taking the
Mickey.
To take the wind out of someone's sails would be like you are having an
argument with someone and they expect you throw a punch, but you turn round
and walk away - or turn to them and give them a big hug. Something that
they really don't expect given the situation at the time.
Both expressions are explained on the page below.
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingst.htm
While both of them say "to deflate", I wouldn't use them interchangeably.
Malvary in Ottawa where it has been snowing a little, supposed to rain later
----- Original Message -----
From: "CLIVE Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Chat" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 11:05 AM
Subject: [lace-chat] I'm wrong!
Forgive me!! I was a bit out of my clear-thinking element when I wrote the
message below yesterday. We couldn't decide if red or white wine would go
better with Christmas dinner, and since no one under 18 was present, we
had both. And, the egg nog-well-fortified-with-bourbon certainly did not
add to my clear thinking!
"Blessing someone's heart" certainly *does not* conform to "Taking the
Mickey" out of anyone. Taking the wind out of their sails *would* however.
Sorry for the boozey answer,
Betty Ann in Roanoke Virginia USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "CLIVE Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Chat" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Expressions
Taking the Mickey out of anyone is sort of "Bless Her/His Heart" Say
anything you want as long as you bless hearts. Example, "Bless her
heart, she's so fat she can't fit in the church pew!" or "Her green bean
casserole tastes like it was made last week, bless her heart." Or, "Lord
only knows, bless her heart, she can't carry a tune in a gallon bucket!"
Since FH Clive is English, I am familiar with taking the mickey out of
someone, so blessing hearts is a comparable expression in the South -
maybe not North of the Potomac...
Merry Christmas to All
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
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