cut someone down to size (kǎ tè sāmóuwán dǎo wǔ sàizī)

Idiom Criticism

含义

to criticize someone to make them feel less important

批评某人让他感到自己不重要 (pīpíng mǒu rén ràng tā gǎndào zìjǐ bù zhòngyào)

例句

"The manager cut him down to size after he bragged too much."

"经理在他吹嘘过多后把他给放下了。" (jīnglǐ zài tā chuīxū guòduō hòu **bǎ tā gěi fàngxià** le)