cut (one's) comb

To humble someone who is acting arrogant. If he brags about his straight A's one more time, I'm going to remind him how bad his grades were last year. That should cut his comb! I'm really proud of this accomplishment, so stop trying to cut my comb!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
LinnÉA	lin-NE-ah	Swedish
Caroline	ka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Judit	YOO-deet (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Eldon	EL-dən	English
Gore	GAWR	English (Rare)
Shprintzel	-	Yiddish