pull (someone) down a peg (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 pull him down a peg or two. It's about time that someone pulled Sarah down a peg. Her snotty arrogance is intolerable!

See also: down, peg, pull

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

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

词组	pull (someone) down a peg (or two)
释义	pull (someone) down a peg (or two) pull (someone) down a peg (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 pull him down a peg or two. It's about time that someone pulled Sarah down a peg. Her snotty arrogance is intolerable! See also: down, peg, pull Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: pull (someone) down a notch (or two) take (someone) down a peg (or two) take the starch out of take the starch out of (one) take the starch out of someone bring (someone) down a notch (or two) take down a peg take someone down a peg or two take (one) down a notch (or two) take (one) down a peg (or two)
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