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单词 bring/take someone down a peg (or two)
释义

bring/takesomeonedown a peg (or two)

idiominformal
to show someone that they are not asimportantas theythought
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Humiliating and degrading
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  • deflate
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  • dishonourable
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(Definition ofbring/take someone down a peg (or two)from theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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