be brought 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 brought 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 brought down a notch some day.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Henning	HE-ning (German), HEN-ning (Swedish)	German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Errol	['erəl]
Satu	SAH-too	Finnish
Antonia	[æn'təuniə]
Anselm	AHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)	German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Francine	frawn-SEEN (French), fran-SEEN (English)	French, English