| 单词 | take/bring somebody down a peg (or two) |
| 释义 | take/bring somebody down a peg (or two)take/bring somebody down a peg (or two) UNIMPORTANTto make someone realize that they are not as important or skilled as they think they are 杀某人的威风，挫某人的傲气 Evans is an arrogant bully who needs taking down a peg or two. 埃文斯傲慢霸道，真该杀杀他的威风。 Examples from the Corpus take/bring somebody down a peg (or two)• No harm in taking Evans down a peg. → take/bring somebody down a peg (or two) at peg1(1) |
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