出鼻をくじく
Idiom- 1to spoil someone's start ; to kill someone's enthusiasm ; to take the wind out of someone's sails Translated by Jiyomi
Other writings and readings
出鼻を挫く出端を挫く出端をくじく出ばなをくじく出ばなを挫く出はなをくじく出はなを挫くではなをくじく
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) · Godan verb with 'ku' ending
JMdict entry 2684060. Source and licence.