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to take sb down a peg

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  • take someone down a peg — If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take someone down a peg or two — ► take someone down a peg or two make someone less arrogant. Main Entry: ↑peg …   English terms dictionary

  • take somebody down a peg (or two) — ˌbring/ˌtake sb ˈdown a peg (or two) idiom to make sb realize that they are not as good, important, etc. as they think they are • He needed to be taken down a peg or two. Main entry: ↑pegidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take him down a peg — push him to a lower place, get off your high horse    Ali was too proud. Somebody had to take him down a peg …   English idioms

  • take someone down a peg (or two) — take/bring/someone down a peg (or two) phrase to make someone realize they are not as important as they think they are I think he needs taking down a peg or two. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • take you down a peg — See knock you down a peg …   English idioms

  • take someone down a peg —    If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Take someone down a peg —   If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • take someone down a peg or two — HUMBLE, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up, settle someone s hash, cut down to size; N. Amer. informal make someone… …   Useful english dictionary

  • down a peg — See take him down a peg …   English idioms

  • take down a peg —    If you take someone down a peg, you make that person realize that they are not as important as they think they are.     He was too proud. Somebody had to take him down a peg …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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