Take someone down a peg

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Take someone down a peg : Phrases

Meaning:

To humble someone who is self-important and conceited.


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Origin:

Ship's flags were raised or lowered by pegs - the higher the position of the flags, the greater the honour. So to take someone down a peg came to mean to lower the esteem in which that person is held.

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