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- knock (someone) down a notch (or two)
knock (someone) down a notch (or two)
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Kitty | | KIT-ee | English |
Katherina | | kath-ə-REE-nə (English), kə-THREE-nə (English), kah-te-REE-nah (German) | English (Rare), German |
MatjaŽ | | - | Slovene |
Pembe | | - | Turkish |
Ansgar | | AHNS-gahr (German) | German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic |
Lusine | | - | Armenian |