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
Madoline	-	English (Rare)
Sakurako	sah-koo-ṙah-ko	Japanese
Tobin	['təubin]
Mallt	-	Welsh
Theresa	[ti'ri:zə]
ŽEljka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene