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To deprive of self-esteem, confidence, rank or status

To show deference to

To cause pain through mistreatment

Fall on knees; submit

To put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

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Verb

To deprive of self-esteem, confidence, rank or status

take down a peg

cut down to size

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

make someone eat humble pie

drag through the mud

make degenerate

lower the status of

cause to lose face

bring into disrepute

show in a bad light

give a black eye

reflect badly on

be untrue to oneself

drag through the mire

cut to the quick

cast aspersions on

give a bad name

put in a bad light

bring shame upon

give a bad name to

have the last laugh on

reduce the status of

get the better of

take the wind out of someone's sails

reduce in value

reduce in quality

bring discredit to

bring dishonour to

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

lower in status

blacken the name of

pop one's balloon

render worthless

make one feel small

bring down a peg

force to eat humble pie

debase yourself

demean yourself

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

put in your place

live in the gutter

bring into disfavour

do a hatchet job on

bring to naught

poke full of holes

take rug out from under

knock bottom out of

treat with disrespect

put double whammy on

commit sacrilege

tar and feather

put someone to shame

get one's comeuppance

take the wind out

get under control

cause offence to

call someone names

give offence to

step on one's toes

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

give someone the cold-shoulder

cause to feel small

put out of countenance

rip up and down

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

damage the reputation of

characterize^US

characterise^UK

reflect negatively

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

muddy the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

be prejudicial to

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

blacken the character of

tell lies about

run a smear campaign against

find fault with

cast a slur upon

slap in the face

hit where one lives

kick in the teeth

do discredit to

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

be a discredit to

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

inveigh against

fulminate against

hold forth against

throw stones at

be a blot on the landscape

put a damper on

label negatively

accuse of being

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“I certainly don't abase myself when I do good, honest manual labor.”

Verb

To show deference to

suck up to someone

curry favour with^UK

ingratiate oneself with

dance attendance on

rub up the right way

curry favor with^US

be obsequious to

be sycophantic to

praise to excess

fall on one's knees

fall over oneself for

curry favour^UK

bow and scrape before

abase oneself before

be at beck and call

praise to the skies

sing the praises of

lay it on thick

lay it on with a trowel

behave obsequiously

prostrate oneself

demean yourself

lick someone's boots

kiss one's feet

humble yourself

be sycophantic towards

be servile towards

abase oneself to

be obsequious towards

demean oneself to

prostrate oneself to

bow and scrape to

keep someone sweet

seek the favour of

try to win over

lie down and roll over

try to get on the good side of

scratch one's back

kiss the feet of

keep company with

seek someone's company

dance attendance upon

make advances to

get on the good side of

seek the friendship of

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“The state of indebtedness requires that one should abase oneself to the service of one's Master and Creator to whom the debt of creation is owed.”

Verb

To cause pain through mistreatment

do an injustice to

take advantage of

step on the toes of

give no quarter

hit where one lives

lay a bad trip on

Verb

Reduce or hurt

harsh one's mellow

knock the wind out of

throw to the ground

bring to the ground

knock to the ground

catch off balance

bowl someone over

hurl to the ground

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Verb

Fall on knees; submit

Verb

To put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

cast a pall over

put a damper on

throw cold water on

cast a gloom upon

pour cold water on

knock the stuffing out of

make someone fed up

give someone the blues

bring tears to your eyes

cause suffering to

harsh someone's mellow

make despondent

make your heart bleed

reduce to tears

weigh heavily on

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