Burst the bubble of (someone) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "burst the bubble of (someone)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-04-30 02:04

Meaning of Burst the bubble of (someone)

Synonyms:

burst (someone's) bubble , pop (one's) bubble , pop the bubble of (someone)

Burst the bubble of (someone) informal verb phrase

To destroy someone's imagination, hallucination, or misbelief.

I don't want to burst the bubble of Jack, but I have to say that Jane no longer loves him.

Other phrases about:

put paid to something

To put an end to something

fall like dominoes

1. Fall in a sequence

2. Be damaged, destroyed or defeated quickly and sequentially

go under the wrecking ball

If something "goes under the wrecking ball", it is destroyed or demolished.

take an axe to

To damage or try to damage something, typically refers to intangible things.

will o' the wisp

1. If you describe a hope or goal as a will-o'-the-wisp, you mean that it is impossible to reach.
2. Used to describe someone or something that is intangible or illusory

Grammar and Usage of Burst the bubble of (someone)

Verb Forms

  • burst the bubble of (someone)
  • to burst the bubble of (someone)
  • bursting the bubble of (someone)

The verb "burst" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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