cut (one's) comb
cut (one's) comb
To humble someone who is acting arrogant. If he brags about his straight A's one more time, I'm going to remind him how bad his grades were last year. That should cut his comb! I'm really proud of this accomplishment, so stop trying to cut my comb!
See also: comb, cut
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- knock (one) down to size
- take (someone) down a peg, to
- get off (one's) high horse
- get off high horse
- pork (one)
- porked
- go to (one's) head
- go to head
- go to one's head
- go to your head