be pulled down a peg (or two)

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Shimshon	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Carla	['ka:lə]
Marian (1)	MER-ee-ən, MAR-ee-ən	English
Calfuray	kal-foo-RAW-ee	Native American, Mapuche
Aleksandru	-	Medieval Slavic