| 词组 |
bring/take sb down a peg (or two) |
| 释义 |
●ˌbring/ˌtake sb ˈdown a peg (or two) (informal) make sb realize that they are not as good, important, etc. as they think they are 杀某人的威风;挫某人的傲气◆He didn’t win first prize after all. That’ll bring him down a peg or two. 他终究没有得一等奖,这应该能杀杀他的威风了。◆It’s time that somebody took that woman down a peg or two. She behaves as if she were the queen. 该有人挫挫那个女人的傲气了,她的一举一动就好像自己是女王! |

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