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Take the Wind Out of One¡¯s Sails

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This man¡¯s lawyer claimed he¡¯d been out of town that day. But the prosecutor took the wind out of his sails by calling witnesses who saw him at the scene just before the killing

±× ³²ÀÚÀÇ º¯È£»ç´Â ±× ³²ÀÚ°¡ ±× ³¯ out of town, ´Ù¸¥ Áö¹æ¿¡ °¬¾ú´Ù°í ÁÖÀåÇßÁö¸¸, ¾îµð ¿Ü±¹¿¡ ³ª°¬´Ù´Â ¸»Àº town ´ë½Å country¸¦ ³Ö¼­ out of country¶ó°í ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ´Ù¸¥ Áö¹æ¿¡ °¬¾ú´Ù°í ÁÖÀåÇßÁö¸¸,but, °ËÂûÀº »ìÀÎ »ç°ÇÀÌ ¹ú¾îÁö±â Àü¿¡ ÇöÀå¿¡¼­at the scene, s c e n e , ÇöÀå¿¡¼­ ±×¸¦ º» ¸ñ°ÝÀÚµéÀ» ¼ÒÈ¯ÇØ¼­took the wind out of his sails, ¹Ù¶÷À» ¸·¾Æ¼­ ²Ä¦´Þ½Ï ¸øÇÏ°Ô Çß´Ù´Â ¶æÀÌ´Ï±î ±× ³²ÀÚ¿¡°Ô ºÒ¸®ÇÏ°Ô Çß´Ù´Â ¸»ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

This man¡¯s lawyer claimed he¡¯d been out of town that day. But the prosecutor took the wind out of his sails by calling witnesses who saw him at the scene just before the killing.

 





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