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
EstefanÍA	es-te-fah-NEE-ah	Spanish
Erfan	-	Persian
Tafari	-	Eastern African, Amharic
Yahya	-	Arabic, Turkish, Persian
Kurush	-	Ancient Persian
Kory	KAWR-ee	English