Timeline for Equivalent of the Dutch phrase "take it down a notch"
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| Jan 5, 2017 at 4:05 | comment | added | Tom22 | If the person asking the question is looking for an american colloquialism that means what he described, I think 'cut them down to size' does it. As far as I'm concerned, I hear "take them down a notch" more than "take them down a peg or two" but I'd consider them synonymous. Some how, taking them down a notch seems like a pretty gentle move but it seems like the phrase has some real bite to it still in Holland (sounds like it takes them down a number of notches!). A notch might not bring much humility but cutting them down to size would. | |
| Jan 4, 2017 at 17:14 | comment | added | barbecue | This is very commonly used. | |
| Jan 4, 2017 at 16:45 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | That’s the expression that was on the tip of my tongue but refused to brave passing through the gap in my teeth! | |
| Jan 4, 2017 at 12:56 | comment | added | Felix Goldberg | That's a good one. | |
| Jan 4, 2017 at 11:27 | history | answered | SGR | CC BY-SA 3.0 |