burst someone's bubble en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.
I hate to burst his bubble, but he is going to be disappointed if he tries that idea.
I remember vividly the time I overheard one gay woman ask her lover (a prominent lesbian activist) if they could go to the movies. The absolute "NO" answer burst the bubble that said that only heteros play these role games.
1974 February 16, Satya, “A Human Game”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 34, page 4:Second, the romance option brings up a unique issue: having sex with an alien. It’s somewhat difficult to say what the Christian should think on this issue because, well, the Bible doesn’t talk about aliens. Probably because they don’t exist (sorry to burst your bubble). Would this be considered bestiality? Or is it not bestiality since they are also beings capable of rational and ethical thought and self-reflection unlike usual animals?
2019 October 31, Garrick Beckett, “Beckett: How BioWare Approaches Religion & Sexuality”, in The Lutheran Column, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2020, Blog:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| burst someone's bubble | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| burst someone's bubble | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bursting someone's bubble | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bursts someone's bubble | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
party pooper · spoilsport · killjoy · rock the boat · make waves · wet blanket · stick in the mud
Synonyms
shit in someone's cereal · put a damper on · take the wind out of someone's sails · burst someone's bubble · bust someone's bubble · shit in someone's cornflakes · piss in someone's cereal · piss on someone's campfire · piss in someone's cornflakes · rain on someone's parade · upset the applecart · piss on someone's chips · shit in someone's Cheerios · piss on someone's bonfire · piss in someone's Cheerios · pop someone's balloon
Translations (9)
fr casser le morceau (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · fr casser le mythe (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · pl studzić zapał (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · cs kazit radost (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · pt cortar o barato de alguém (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · pl ostudzić zapał (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · cs brát iluze (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · de jemandem seine Illusionen rauben (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) · de jemandem seine Illusionen zerstören (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable)