knock (someone) down a notch (or two)

To reduce or damage someone's ego or pride; to humble or humiliate someone. I'm really glad that pompous oaf lost his court case—maybe that will knock him down a notch or two. It's about time that someone knocked Sarah down a notch. Her snotty arrogance is intolerable!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Martie	MAHR-dee	English
Su-Bin	soo-been	Korean
Torkel	-	Norwegian, Swedish
Guo	-	Chinese
BÈR	BER	Limburgish
Rebeccanne	-	English (Rare)