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What does A teacher: You're going to flunk again.
A student: No! The wind's out of my sails!
A teacher: Luckily, you're a badass, so you can take it.
What does " you're a badass, so you can take it." mean?
mean?
What does A teacher: You're going to flunk again.
A student: No! The wind's out of my sails!
A teacher: Luckily, you're a badass, so you can take it.
What does " you're a badass, so you can take it." mean?
mean?
A student: No! The wind's out of my sails!
A teacher: Luckily, you're a badass, so you can take it.
What does " you're a badass, so you can take it." mean?
mean?
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It's a crude way to say, " You're tough, so you can handle it (flunking again).
Also, the phrase should be "That takes the wind out of my sails!"
If something takes the wind out of your sails, it suddenly makes you much less confident in what you are doing or saying.
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