Idioms for bubble
burst someone’s bubble,
to diminish someone’s enthusiasm or optimism, especially with a reminder of sobering facts or realistic expectations.
Origin of bubble
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun
bobel; cognate with Middle Dutch
bobbel, bubbel, Middle Low German
bubbele, Swedish
bubbla
OTHER WORDS FROM bubble
bub·ble·less, adjective bub·ble·like, adjective bub·bling·ly, adverbWords nearby bubble
buba madre,
bubal,
bubaline,
bubas,
bubba,
bubble,
bubble and squeak,
bubble bath,
bubble bowl,
bubble car,
bubble card
Example sentences from the Web for bubble
British Dictionary definitions for bubble
bubble
/ (ˈbʌbəl) /
noun
verb
See also
bubble under
Word Origin for bubble
C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish
bubbla, Danish
boble, Dutch
bobbel, all of imitative origin