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What is another word for take down a peg or two?

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To humble or bring someone down from a pedestal

To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people

Verb

To humble or bring someone down from a pedestal

cut down to size

make someone eat crow

make someone eat humble pie

put someone in their place

get the better of

have the last laugh on

take down a peg

cause to lose face

settle someone's hash

take the wind out of your sails

cause to feel small

give a black eye

put in one's place

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

put out of countenance

shoot down in flames

pop one's balloon

make one feel small

force to eat humble pie

fix someone's wagon

cut to the quick

bring down a peg

knock the stuffing out of

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

kick in the teeth

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

bring into disrepute

bring shame upon

put in a bad light

give a bad name to

reflect badly on

tar and feather

bring discredit to

give a bad name

do a hatchet job on

rip up and down

show in a bad light

blacken the name of

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

lower the status of

bring dishonour to

cast aspersions on

damage the reputation of

reflect negatively

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

muddy the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

be prejudicial to

reduce the status of

get one's comeuppance

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

lower in status

be untrue to oneself

blacken the character of

abandon one's principles

tell lies about

run a smear campaign against

blot your copybook

do discredit to

debase yourself

characterize^US

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

be a discredit to

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

blacken someone's name

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

cast a slur upon

find fault with

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

characterise^UK

slap in the face

hit where one lives

label negatively

accuse of being

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“They were three uppity women that he wanted to take down a peg or two.”

Verb

To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people

put someone in their place

haul over the coals

read the riot act

let someone have it

remonstrate with

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone a bollocking

tear off a strip

give someone a rating

give someone a caning

give someone a row

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

jump down one's throat

take to the woodshed

find fault with

rake over the coals

give a piece of one's mind

give a going over

tell a thing or two

rap on knuckles

strongly criticize

come down hard on

rake over coals

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

criticize severely

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

tear a strip off

mete out punishment to

criticize strongly

make an example of

call to account

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

bite someone's head off

give the business

lay down the law

jump down someone's throat

come down on like a ton of bricks

throw the book at

give someone stick

fulminate against

inveigh against

give someone a bad press

vituperate against

call over the coals

cast aspersions on

point the finger

give something a bad press

lay at one's door

give some stick to

reprimand severely

give comeuppance

assault verbally

pass strictures upon

express disapproval of

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

throw brickbats at

criticize harshly

give tongue-lashing

have words with

give a bad press to

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

go for the jugular

have your knife in

bring to account

give going-over

give piece of mind

declaim against

cut to the quick

take disciplinary action against

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

put on the carpet

give a black eye

give a tongue-lashing

look askance at

take exception to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

hold accountable

hold responsible

assign fault to

lay a guilt trip on

lay the blame on

consider guilty of

assign guilt to

lay a bad trip on

assign liability to

place the blame on

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