(a+peg+or+two)

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• bring someone down a peg or two — bring (someone/something) down a peg (or two) to show that someone or something is not as good as people think. His arrogant behavior made some people want to see him brought down a peg. She uses her position to take other people down a peg or… …   New idioms dictionary

• bring something down a peg or two — bring (someone/something) down a peg (or two) to show that someone or something is not as good as people think. His arrogant behavior made some people want to see him brought down a peg. She uses her position to take other people down a peg or… …   New idioms dictionary

• bring down a peg or two — bring (someone/something) down a peg (or two) to show that someone or something is not as good as people think. His arrogant behavior made some people want to see him brought down a peg. She uses her position to take other people down a peg or… …   New idioms dictionary

• 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

• bring 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

• bring someone down a peg or two — bring (someone) down a peg or two to do something to show someone that they are not as good as they thought they were. He s one of these super confident types who really needs to be brought down a peg or two …   New idioms dictionary

• bring down a peg or two — bring (someone) down a peg or two to do something to show someone that they are not as good as they thought they were. He s one of these super confident types who really needs to be brought down a peg or two …   New idioms dictionary

• bring 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 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 (or bring) someone down a peg or two — make someone less arrogant. → peg …   English new terms dictionary

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