burst the bubble
Example Sentences
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Both of those books—memoirs by players who pushed back against the game’s most sacred traditions—went to great lengths to burst the bubble of baseball’s purity.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2020
"It couldn't burst the bubble of London in the '50s."
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2018
Southampton was Chelsea’s nearest challenger only a month ago, before a defeat to Man City sparked a run of four league losses that burst the bubble at St. Mary’s Stadium.
From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2014
Yes, F1 has decided it must burst the bubble and fall into line with the real world.
From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2013
The prick of the sharp spear had burst the bubble of his superficial earnestness.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark by Maclaren, Alexander
