burst somebody's bubble

But she saw no need to burst this man's bubble.

She'd been powerful enough that I hadn't burst her bubble either.

He was quickly learning, Jane thought, how to burst her bubble.

I didn't want to burst his bubble, but the carrots were for Rex.

Sorry to burst your bubble, kid, but I knew who you were a lot longer than that.

But it was clear there wasn't enough sarcasm in the world to burst my wife's bubble.

Sorry to burst your bubble, John, but whatever we had was unsustainable in the long run.

I didn't burst anyone's bubble, but I knew we were a long way from safe.

But the moment he was signed, the day-to-day realities of the music business began to burst my bubble.

"We try to give some constructive feedback, rather than burst their bubble," she explained.