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idiomtake sb down a peg (or two)(also knock, bring etc sb down a peg (or two))to make someone realize they are not as important as they think they are, or as good at something as they think they are:Don's not a bad guy, but he needs to be taken down a peg or two.Sherrie enjoyed the attention, mostly because it brought her sister down a peg.Note This idiom comes from the time when the British Navy used sailing ships. A ship would have to bring its flag down to a lower position if a more important ship was in the area, and the different positions for the flag were shown by pegs (=sticks) in the ship's mast (=tall pole that held the sails).
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