كيف تنطق "knock down to size"

expression

NAHK DOWN tuh SYZ

NOK DOWN tuh SYZ

التعريف

To show someone that they are not as important, skilled, or impressive as they think; to humble someone.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈnɑk/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsaɪz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

nˈɒk/ /dˈaʊn/ /tˈuː/ /sˈaɪz

أمريكي

NAHK DOWN tuh SYZ

بريطاني

NOK DOWN tuh SYZ

After winning the game, Tom acted arrogant, so his coach decided to knock him down to size.

Sometimes, people need to be knocked down to size when they act too proud.

She was praised too much at work and needed to be knocked down to size.

That guy needed to be knocked down to size after bragging so much about his promotion.