bring (one) low

To bring one back to reality, especially if one is being a braggart. Dave was boasting so much about getting an A on the test that I finally had to bring him low and tell him that Miss Hayes is a really easy grader.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CirÍAco	-	Portuguese, Spanish
Petty	['peti]
Iesus	-	Biblical Latin
Ilya	eel-YAH	Russian
Nymphodora	-	Ancient Greek
KatrĖ	-	Lithuanian