knock (one) down a notch (or two)

To reduce or damage one's ego or pride; to humble or humiliate one. I'm really glad that pompous oaf lost his court case—maybe that will knock him down a notch or two. It's about time that someone knocked Sarah down a notch. Her snotty arrogance is intolerable!

See also: down, knock, notch

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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knock (one) down a peg (or two)
take (one) down a notch (or two)
take (one) down a peg (or two)
take down a notch
take down a peg
take someone down a peg or two
bring (one) down a peg (or two)
bring/take somebody down a peg
take the starch out of (one)
take the starch out of someone

词组	knock (one) down a notch (or two)
释义	knock (one) down a notch (or two) knock (one) down a notch (or two) To reduce or damage one's ego or pride; to humble or humiliate one. I'm really glad that pompous oaf lost his court case—maybe that will knock him down a notch or two. It's about time that someone knocked Sarah down a notch. Her snotty arrogance is intolerable! See also: down, knock, notch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: knock (one) down a peg (or two) take (one) down a notch (or two) take (one) down a peg (or two) take down a notch take down a peg take someone down a peg or two bring (one) down a peg (or two) bring/take somebody down a peg take the starch out of (one) take the starch out of someone
随便看	follow (someone or something) about follow (someone or something) around follow (someone or something) in stride follow/steer/take a middle course follow suit follow suit, to follow the crowd follow the example of follow the golden mean follow the sea follow through follow through on (something) follow through with (something) follow up follow up on (something) follow up with (one) follow your nose folly foment trouble FOMO fomp fond fond of fond of a drop fond of (someone or something)