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take down a peg
verb as in bad-mouth
verb as in belittle
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verb as in bring to terms
verb as in chide
verb as in debase
verb as in degrade
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verb as in depreciate
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verb as in disgrace
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verb as in downgrade
verb as in humble
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verb as in humiliate
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verb as in mortify
verb as in puncture
verb as in reduce
verb as in shame
Example Sentences
Its frequent use is designed to break down the barriers between group and self and to take down a peg those who come to meetings feeling that they don’t really belong lumped in with everyone else.
In overseeing the transition of the Philippines from dependent territory to semi-independent commonwealth, Murphy kowtowed too much, his critics say, to cocky little President Manuel Quezon, whom Paul McNutt had later to take down a peg.
This he now proceeded to “take down a peg” in his roundabout way.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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