Idiom
knock down a peg
Meaning
Synonym of take down a notch.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His arrogance needs to be knocked down a peg.”
“The team captain was acting like he owned the place until the coach knocked him down a peg.”
“After his public failure, the once-haughty executive was finally knocked down a peg by his peers during the board meeting.”
Examples
simple
“His arrogance needs to be knocked down a peg.”
contextual
“The team captain was acting like he owned the place until the coach knocked him down a peg.”
complex
“After his public failure, the once-haughty executive was finally knocked down a peg by his peers during the board meeting.”
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