to deflate sb's ego

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• ego — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bloated, enormous, huge, inflated, large, massive, strong ▪ a conceited man with a very big ego …   Collocations dictionary

• deflate — verb (deflated; deflating) Etymology: de + flate (as in inflate) Date: 1891 transitive verb 1. to release air or gas from < deflate a tire > 2. to reduce in size, importance, or effecti …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• deflate — verb Deflate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tyre Deflate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ego, ↑tyre …   Collocations dictionary

• deflate — verb 1 (I, T) if a tyre, balloon 1 (1) balloon 1 (2) etc deflates, or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the gas inside it comes out 2 (T) to make someone feel less important or less confident: I d love to deflate that ego of his! 3 (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• deflate — deflator, n. /di flayt /, v., deflated, deflating. v.t. 1. to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass. 2. to depress or reduce (a person or a… …   Universalium

• deflate — de•flate [[t]dɪˈfleɪt[/t]] v. flat•ed, flat•ing 1) to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon) 2) to depress or reduce (a person or a person s ego, hopes, etc.); puncture; dash 3) to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an… …   From formal English to slang

• deflate — /dəˈfleɪt / (say duh flayt) verb (t) (deflated, deflating) 1. to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a tyre). 2. to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition. 3. to reduce in esteem, especially self esteem (a… …  

• contract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compact, agreement, promise, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agreement, legal agreement, covenant, compact, stipulation, contractual statement, contractual… …   English dictionary for students

• cut down — v. 1)(D; intr.) to cut down on (to cut down on smoking) 2) (misc.) to cut smb. down to size ( to deflate smb. s ego ) * * * [ kʌt daʊn] (misc.) to cut down smb. down to size ( to deflate smb. s ego ) (D;intr.) to cut downon (to cut downon… …   Combinatory dictionary

• bring down — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To deflate (someone s ego). * /John brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks./ 2. To depress (someone). * /The funeral brought me down completely./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• bring down — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To deflate (someone s ego). * /John brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks./ 2. To depress (someone). * /The funeral brought me down completely./ …   Dictionary of American idioms