taken down a notch
Pride got checked
To be taken down a notch is to have one's ego or status reduced, usually through humiliation, criticism, or defeat.
The phrase implies someone was too proud or arrogant and needed correcting: After bragging all week, he was taken down a notch when he lost the match.
Also *taken down a peg*.
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- criticismJudgment of faults
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- modestyAbsence of vanity
ridicule · groundedness · demotion · brought low · authority · humility · eating crow · frustration · contrition · meekness · reality check · put in place · resentment · reprimand · told off · deflated · bruised ego · comeuppance
status/ego adjustment
taken down a notchbuilt up
Increased through accumulation
puffed up · elevated · boosted · inflated · put on a pedestal
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