Đồng nghĩa của taking down a peg or two

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Present participle for to humble or bring someone down from a pedestal
humbling humiliating degrading demeaning devaluing discrediting disgracing dishonoring dishonouring downgrading embarrassing mortifying shaming abasing abashing chastening crushing debasing deflating discomfiting flattening quashing squashing subduing bringing down bringing low putting down taking down showing up cutting down to size making ashamed putting to shame making a fool of making someone eat crow making someone eat humble pie putting someone in their place getting the better of having the last laugh on cheapening fouling sinking owning lowering smirching snubbing shooting down taking down a peg chagrining cowing settling someone's hash belittling smearing causing to lose face giving a black eye casting down breaking defiling blotting denigrating tearing down bemeaning ridiculing taking the wind out of someone's sails disconcerting reducing making someone feel ashamed making uncomfortable reproaching flooring playing down ripping slamming vanquishing downplaying panning confusing blistering confounding causing to feel small putting out of countenance discountenancing withering running down browbeating shooting down in flames popping one's balloon putting away demoting overcoming fixing someone's wagon pulling down cutting to the quick upsetting making one feel small striking dumb putting one away forcing to eat humble pie squelching making eat dirt silencing bringing down a peg disciplining taming checking repressing softening curbing afflicting putting in one's place restraining disheartening knocking the stuffing out of discouraging puncturing balloon debunking dismaying letting down easy destroying knocking down taking the wind out of somebody's sails dispiriting dashing letting wind out of sails mocking spotting libeling defaming scandalising disrespecting libelling losing face deriding blackening tarnishing disregarding slandering stigmatising bringing into disrepute staining disparaging slurring giving a bad name to tarring and feathering putting in a bad light disfavoring scandalizing injuring dragging through the mire bringing shame upon desecrating stigmatizing bringing shame on disfavouring besmearing derogating dragging through the mud besmirching tainting reflecting badly on sullying attainting putting in your place diminishing exposing blemishing dragging down giving a bad name bringing shame to showing in a bad light deigning condescending demolishing stooping descending branding depreciating prostituting betraying undervaluing minimizing taking apart letting down minimising lowering the status of reducing the status of casting a slur disobliging corrupting debauching disconsidering selling out beating down taking to pieces taking to bits controlling making lose face subjugating denying suppressing punishing getting under control vilifying maligning calumniating censuring soiling insulting compromising disesteeming casting aspersions on doing a hatchet job on blackening someone's name bringing into disfavour detracting from pooh-poohing

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Present participle for to browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people

Trái nghĩa của taking down a peg or two

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