knock off their pedestal

Meaning

1. knock sb off their pedestal / perch

   to make sb lose their position as sb / sth successful or admired

From the same entry

• I'll knock your block off
• knock dead
• knock into a cocked hat
• knock it off
• knock on the head
• knock on wood
• knock sideways
• knock spots off
• knock the stuffing out of
• you could have knocked me down with a feather
• beat the daylights out of
• bang your heads together