bring (someone) down a notch (or two)
bring (someone) down a notch (or two)
To reduce or damage someone's ego or pride; to humble or humiliate someone. I'm really glad that pompous oaf lost his court case—maybe that will bring him down a notch or two. It's about time that someone brought Sarah down a notch. Her snotty arrogance is intolerable!
See also: bring, down, notch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- take (someone) down a peg (or two)
- take the starch out of
- take the starch out of (one)
- take the starch out of someone
- pull (someone) down a notch (or two)
- pull (someone) down a peg (or two)
- bring (one) down a peg (or two)
- bring/take somebody down a peg
- take (one) down a notch (or two)
- take someone down a peg or two