Burst your bubble Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbɝst/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbəbəɫ

BURST-yer-BUH-buhl

UK

bˈɜːst/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈʌbəl

BURST-yaw-BUH-buhl

التعريف

To give someone unpleasant or disappointing news that shatters their excitement, hopes, or illusions.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal, idiomatic phrase, usually used gently before giving disappointing news. Often heard as 'I hate to burst your bubble, but...' and used when someone is overly optimistic. It doesn't mean physically hurting them, just breaking an illusion.

• Spanish: arruinarte la ilusión - sacarte de tu mundo de fantasía
• Portuguese (BR): estragar sua ilusão - cair na real
• Portuguese (PT): estragar a tua ilusão - desiludir-te
• Chinese (Simplified): 让你醒悟 - 打破你的幻想
• Chinese (Traditional): 讓你醒悟 - 打破你的幻想
• Hindi: तेरा भ्रम तोड़ना - तेरी उम्मीदें तोड़ना
• Arabic: إحباط آمالك - إخراجك من أوهامك
• Bengali: তোমার স্বপ্নভঙ্গ করা - তোমার মনের বলয় ভেঙে দেওয়া
• Russian: разочаровать тебя - разрушить твои иллюзии
• Japanese: 夢を壊す - 幻想を壊す
• Vietnamese: làm bạn vỡ mộng - dội gáo nước lạnh vào bạn
• Korean: 환상을 깨다 - 희망을 꺾다
• Turkish: hayallerini yıkmak - hevesini kırmak
• Urdu: تمہاری امیدوں پر پانی پھیرنا - تمہیں حقیقت سے آگاہ کرنا
• Indonesian: mematahkan harapanmu - menyadarkan dari ilusi

جمل نموذجية

I don’t want to burst your bubble, but there is no school today because of the snow.

basic

She didn’t mean to burst your bubble, she just told the truth.

basic

Sorry to burst your bubble, but that shirt is on backward.

basic

Hate to burst your bubble, but that movie isn’t out yet.

natural

'I thought I won the lottery!' 'Sorry to burst your bubble, the numbers don’t match.'

natural

Just to burst your bubble a bit, the vacation isn’t as cheap as it looks online.

natural