burst the bubble
Example Sentences
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"It couldn't burst the bubble of London in the '50s."
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2018
Until, that is, Gavin Newsom took to the lectern and burst the bubble.
From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2017
Don’t wanna burst the bubble, but you can figure out the answer: It was a wig!
From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2016
Helmuth: You must have been looking to burst the bubble.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2015
Thus he burst the bubble conceit of the Norwegians, to make them feel clearly how their pride was gone, when they saw it forced to do homage to a dog.
From The Danish History, Books I-IX by Saxo, Grammaticus
