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
Claudine[klɔ:'di:n]
Marlenamahr-LEEN-ə (English), mahr-LE-nah (Polish)English, Polish
Florentina-Spanish, Late Roman
Hamed-Arabic, Persian
DellDELEnglish
Cloe-Spanish, Italian