出で鼻ばなを折おる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

spoil someone's start; kill someone's enthusiasm; take the wind out of someone's sails

Idiomatic expression meaning to dampen someone's initial excitement or momentum, often by an unexpected remark or action. Rare term; the more common variant is 出鼻をくじく.

See also: 出鼻をくじく

• 彼かれの一ひと言ことで出で鼻ばなを折おられた。

  His one remark took the wind out of my sails.

• せっかくやる気きになったのに、出で鼻ばなを折おるようなことを言いわないで。

  I finally got motivated, so don't say something that will kill my enthusiasm.