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take down a peg
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Sense: v.

Synonyms:

meeken, demean, chastise, chasten, humble , humiliate, disgrace , punish

Sense: idiom

Synonyms:

humiliate, criticize , diminish , humble , take down a notch, cut down to size, put down, shoot down, reprimand

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