bring down a peg or two

bring somebody down a peg or two

to do something to show someone that they are not as good as they thought they were He's one of these super-confident types who really needs to be brought down a peg or two.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nine	NEE-nə	Frisian
Bert	BURT (English), BERT (German, Dutch)	English, German, Dutch
Zikmund	-	Czech
Kornelija	-	Croatian, Serbian
Ronne	-	Frisian
Earnest	UR-nəst	English