"knock down a peg" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打击一下傲气
• 让某人收敛

Definition

让某人变得不那么骄傲或自大，通常是提醒他并不比别人优秀。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式且稍带批评色彩的表达。常用于某人非常自负的场合。不是实际的“打”，而是让对方谦虚些。

Examples

The coach knocked him down a peg after his arrogant speech.

教练在他傲慢的发言后**打击了一下他的傲气**。

Sometimes people need to be knocked down a peg to remember to be humble.

有时候人们需要被**让他们收敛一下**，才能记得要谦虚。

Winning too often can make you proud until someone knocks you down a peg.

赢太多次会让人变骄傲，直到有人**让你收敛一下**。

He was really full of himself, so his friends decided to knock him down a peg with a friendly joke.

他太自负了，所以朋友们用个玩笑**让他收敛一下**。

Getting criticized in public really knocked her down a peg.

在公众场合受到批评真的让她**收敛了傲气**。

After bragging for months, losing the game finally knocked him down a peg.

吹嘘了几个月后，输掉比赛终于**让他收敛了**。