prick a bubble
1prick — 1 verb 1 (T) to make a small hole in something, using a sharp point: Prick the pastry lightly with a fork. | prick yourself/prick your finger: Ouch! I ve pricked my finger with the needle. 2 (I, T) to feel an unpleasant stinging feeling on your… …
2bubble — n. 1) to blow bubbles 2) to prick a bubble 3) to burst a bubble 4) a bubble bursts 5) soap bubbles …
3bubble — [[t]bʌ̱b(ə)l[/t]] bubbles, bubbling, bubbled 1) N COUNT Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid. Ink particles attach themselves to air bubbles and rise to the surface. ...a bubble of gas trapped under the surface. 2) N COUNT A bubble… …
4bubble — bub|ble1 [ˈbʌbəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from the sound of bubbles in liquid] 1.) a ball of air or gas in liquid ▪ When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface. ▪ soap bubbles ▪ She was blowing bubbles in her milk with a straw. 2.) …
5bubble — 1 noun (C) 1 a ball of air in liquid: When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface. | soap bubbles | blow bubbles: She was blowing bubbles in her milk with a straw. 2 a small amount of air trapped in a solid substance: Examine the glass… …
6Economic bubble — An economic bubble (sometimes referred to as a speculative bubble, a market bubble, a price bubble, a financial bubble, a speculative mania or a balloon) is trade in high volumes at prices that are considerably at variance with intrinsic values… …
7awaken — Synonyms and related words: alert, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken to, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, become alive to, become aware of, become conscious of, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, break the spell, burst the bubble, call forth, call… …
8correct — Synonyms and related words: Christian, OK, absolute, accepted, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, according to Hoyle, accurate, acknowledged, adapt, adapt to, adjectival, adjust, adjust to, admitted, admonish, adverbial, agree with, all right …
9debunk — Synonyms and related words: awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, correct, disabuse, disappoint, discover, disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, enlighten, expose, let down easy, let in on, prick the bubble, put straight, set… …
10disabuse — Synonyms and related words: amend, awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, conflict, contention, correct, debunk, difference, disaccord, disappoint, disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity …