take the starch out of someone

tv. to reduce someone’s self-assurance; to reduce someone’s conceit. I took the starch out of Kelly by telling him where he was headed if he didn’t change his ways.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rostislav	rahs-tee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
Darnell	dahr-NEL	English
Tugay	-	Turkish
Jeremiah	[.dʒeri'maiə]
Ivah	-	Biblical
Lavena	-	English (Rare)