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!
See also: down, knock, peg

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amantius-Late Roman
Enyinnaya-Western African, Igbo
LuigiaLWEE-jahItalian
NellieNEL-eeEnglish
Hasan-Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Indonesian
Mireillemee-RAYFrench