be knocked down a notch (or two)

To have one's ego or pride reduced or damaged; to be humbled or humiliated. I hope that pompous oaf has been knocked down a notch or two after losing his court case. If Sarah keeps acting like a spoiled brat to everyone, she's going to be knocked down a notch some day.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Balliol	['beiljəl]
Malika	mah-LIK-ah	Arabic
MargarÉTa	MAWR-gaw-ray-taw	Hungarian
Prochorus	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Archelaos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Sofie	zo-FEE (German), so-FEE-e (Danish), so-FEE (Dutch)	German, Danish, Dutch, Czech