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- knock (someone) down a peg (or two)
knock (someone) down a peg (or two)
knock (someone) down a peg (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 peg or two. It's about time that someone knocked Sarah down a peg. Her snotty arrogance is intolerable!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Claudine | | [klɔ:'di:n] | |
Marlena | | mahr-LEEN-ə (English), mahr-LE-nah (Polish) | English, Polish |
Florentina | | - | Spanish, Late Roman |
Hamed | | - | Arabic, Persian |
Dell | | DEL | English |
Cloe | | - | Spanish, Italian |