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	Pronounced	Usage
Avia	-	Hebrew
Soma	SO-maw	Hungarian
Kelvin	KEL-vin	English
Stelara	ste-LAH-rah	Esperanto
Culver	['kʌlvə]
Carlitos	-	Spanish, Portuguese