be taken 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 taken 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 taken down a peg some day.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Silvio	SEEL-vyo (Italian), SEEL-byo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian
Nediljka	-	Croatian
'Adinah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Mamun	-	Arabic, Bengali
Hasse	-	Swedish
Roberto	ro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese