put someone in their place
• deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous.
Similar:
humiliate,
take down a peg or two,
deflate,
crush,
squelch,
squash,
humble,
mortify,
make someone eat humble pie,
cut down to size,
settle someone's hash,
make someone eat crow,
keep someone in their place
• keep someone from becoming presumptuous.
