💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Move down a peg"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bring down a pegverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| take down a pegverb | (idiomatic) Synonym of take down a notch. |
| move down a notchverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| pull someone down a pegverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| pull down a notchverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| bring down a notchverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| knock down a pegverb | (idiomatic) Synonym of take down a notch. |
| dial down a notchverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| knock down a notchverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| take down a notchverb | (transitive, idiomatic, of a person or organization) To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased. |
| knock down to sizeverb | Synonym of cut down to size. |
| bring down to sizeverb | Synonym of cut down to size. |
| do downverb | (idiomatic) To belittle or intimidate. |
| back downverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have. |
| cut downverb | (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something. |
| climb downverb | (idiomatic, sometimes followed by from) To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc. |
| trim down to sizeverb | Synonym of cut down to size. |
| go downverb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| knock someone off their perchverb | (idiomatic) To defeat or overcome someone who was in a dominant position. |
| downshiftnoun | A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding. |
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