Idioms
The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class
Idiom:
take (someone) down a notch/peg or two
Meaning:
to reprimand or scold someone who is acting arrogant, to make someone less proud or sure of himself or herself
Example:
The manager took the secretary down a notch or two with his criticism of her work.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is a group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words in it.
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