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
Tevye	-	Yiddish
Aaron	AR-ən (English), ER-ən (English)	English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cierra	see-ER-ə	English (Modern)
Ljudmila	-	Slovene
Keane	-	Irish
Delwyn	-	Welsh