| 单词 | take or bring someone down a peg (or two) |
| 释义 | (idiom) It's time she was brought down a peg or two. Synonyms humble the little car company that humbled the industry giants humiliate His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons. put down (slang) deflate Her comments deflated him a bit. chasten He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment. mortify His dancing always mortified his friends. bring low take the wind out of (someone's) sails Additional synonymsin the sense of chasten Definition to subdue (someone) by criticism He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment. Synonyms subdue, discipline, cow, curb, humble, soften, humiliate, tame, afflict, repress, put in your place in the sense of deflate Definition to take away the self-esteem or conceit from Her comments deflated him a bit. Synonyms humiliate, humble, squash, put down (slang), disconcert, chasten, mortify, dispirit, take the wind out of (someone's) sails in the sense of humiliate Definition to hurt the dignity or pride of His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons. Synonyms embarrass, shame, humble, crush, disgrace, put down, subdue, degrade, chagrin, chasten, mortify, debase, discomfit, bring low, put (someone) in their place, take the wind out of someone's sails, abase, take down a peg (informal), abash, make (someone) eat humble pie Nearby words of |
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