pull someone down a peg

English

Alternative forms

take down a peg
bring down a peg

Verb

pull someone down a peg

To lower someone's high self-opinion.
She longed to pull him down a peg or two.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 杀某人的威风, 挫某人的锐气

French: remettre à sa place (fr)
Spanish: bajarle los humos

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