bring/take sb down a peg (or two)

更新日期：2026-08-14

词语	bring/take sb down a peg (or two)
释义	ˌbring/ˌtake sb ˈdown a peg (or two)to make sb realize that they are not as good, important, etc. as they think they are煞某人的威风；挫某人的锐气He needed to be taken down a peg or two.需要煞煞他的威风。
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