suck the air out of (English, verb)
expansion: suck the air out of (third-person singular simple present sucks the air out of, present participle sucking the air out of, simple past and past participle sucked the air out of)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, air, out.
glosses: To dominate or overwhelm, preventing anything or anyone else from receiving attention.
glosses: To destroy; to cause to become lifeless and empty.
Forms:
form: sucks the air out of
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sucking the air out of
tags: participle
present
form: sucked the air out of
tags: participle
past
form: sucked the air out of
tags: past
form: suck all the air out of
tags: alternative
form: suck the oxygen out of
tags: alternative