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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

give a black eye

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

put out of countenance

cause to feel small

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

put in one's place

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

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

blacken the name of

show in a bad light

cast aspersions on

bring dishonour to

lower the status of

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

reduce the status of

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

blot your copybook

run a smear campaign against

get one's comeuppance

take the wind out

do discredit to

cast a slur upon

debase yourself

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

find fault with

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

give offence to

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

slap in the face

hit where one lives

label negatively

accuse of being

be a blot on the landscape

put a damper on

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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

come down on like a ton of bricks

rap on knuckles

throw the book at

strongly criticize

come down hard on

rake over coals

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give someone stick

mete out punishment to

criticize strongly

make an example of

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

tear a strip off

call to account

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

criticize severely

have someone on the carpet

give the business

lay down the law

fulminate against

inveigh against

cast aspersions on

call over the coals

give some stick to

give a lesson to

give someone a bad press

throw brickbats at

give a bad press to

vituperate against

point the finger at

give something a bad press

lay at one's door

give it to someone

give someone the works

give something a going-over

give going-over

take disciplinary action against

give piece of mind

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give tongue-lashing

have words with

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give comeuppance

put on the carpet

give a tongue-lashing

express disapproval of

criticize harshly

declaim against

bring to account

have your knife in

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

have a word with

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

take issue with

send up the river

make a protest to

pass strictures upon

bring a charge against

bring a case against

lay charges against

bring someone to trial

prefer charges against

have the law on

bring charges against

punish severely

fix someone's wagon

have someone's guts for garters

whip someone's hide

tan someone's hide

award a penalty against

exact a penalty from

impose a penalty on

put at disadvantage

inflict a penalty on

impose a sentence on

inflict handicap

hold accountable

hold responsible

assign fault to

lay a guilt trip on

lay the blame on

consider guilty of

point a finger at

assign guilt to

lay a bad trip on

point the finger

assign liability to

place the blame on

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