bring down a peg

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make sb realize that they are not as good, important, etc. as they think they are

   You just took him down a peg because you needed him.

In the movies · 1

• You just took him down a peg because you needed him.How the West Was Won1962

From the same entry

• off the peg
• a peg to hang on
• a square peg
• be level pegging
• peg away
• peg back
• peg out