sucks the air out of
Drains the energy
To suck the air out of something is to drain it of energy, enthusiasm, or vitality.
A person who sucks the air out of a room dominates attention or dampens the mood by their presence.
Bad news can suck the air out of a celebration.
The phrase evokes suffocation—removing what's needed for life or liveliness.
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- asphyxiationDeath from oxygen loss
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
- overshadowingDominating by comparison
exhaustion · energy vampire · suppression · dominance · evacuation · suffocation · stifling · void · exclusion · marginalization · elephant in the room · depletion · deflation · constriction · monopolization · silencing · dead silence · discouragement
energy and vitality
sucks the air out ofenergizes
Infuses with vigor
invigorates · breathes life into · revitalizes · electrifies · enlivens