Jisho

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でばな 出鼻をくじく
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
出鼻をくじく 【ではなをくじく】、出鼻を挫く 【でばなをくじく】、出鼻を挫く 【ではなをくじく】、出端を挫く 【でばなをくじく】、出端を挫く 【ではなをくじく】

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