单词 | take/bring somebody down a peg (or two) |
释义 | take/bring somebody down a peg (or two) From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake/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 Evans is an arrogant bully who needs taking down a peg or two. → pegExamples from the Corpustake/bring somebody down a peg (or two)• No harm in taking Evans down a peg. |
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