Idiom
burst someone's bubble
Meaning
To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I hate to burst your bubble, but that's not true.”
“She had to burst his bubble when he thought he could become famous overnight.”
“The critic gently burst the young writer's bubble, explaining that talent alone rarely guarantees publication in a crowded market.”
Examples
simple
“I hate to burst your bubble, but that's not true.”
contextual
“She had to burst his bubble when he thought he could become famous overnight.”
complex
“The critic gently burst the young writer's bubble, explaining that talent alone rarely guarantees publication in a crowded market.”
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