kick the wind
kick the clouds

Two blows have particularly kicked the wind out of Orchard Street over the years.

Let me tell you, that hepatitis'll kick the wind out of your sails but good.

My One and Only, "Kicking the Clouds Away" - Tommy Tune and Company.

Tuesday's pianists, who spoke between numbers, reported more than once that Gershwin's tempos were a lot faster than ours, although the composer's piano-roll version of "Kicking the clouds away" seemed most notable for its poise and containment.