to come down a peg
11Descent — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion downwards. < N PARAG:Descent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 descent descent descension declension declination Sgm: N 1 fall fall Sgm: N 1 falling falling &c. >V. ???>: slump …
12condescend — v 1. deign, vouchsafe; humble oneself, lower oneself, unbend, stoop, descend; come down off one s high horse, come down a peg, sing small; yield, give in, back down, come around, come over, fall in with; acquiesce, comply with, accede, concede. 2 …
13condescend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. stoop, deign, descend, vouchsafe. See humility, pride. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. vouchsafe, stoop, deign, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, degrade oneself, submit with good grace,… …
14uppity — /ˈʌpəti / (say upuhtee) adjective Colloquial affecting superiority; presumptuous; self assertive: *To an uppity daughter she adds, and you ll come down a peg or two Lady Jane! –nancy keesing, 1982. Also, upperty, uppish. {US English colloquialism …
15List of Married... with Children episodes — The following is an episode list for the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. The series aired its pilot on April 5, 1987[1] and its series finale aired on June 9, 1997 with the episodes The Desperate Half Hour (Part 1) and How to Marry a Moron… …
16biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
17drop — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abdicate, abeyance, abjure, ablate, acknowledge defeat, act drop, advantage, asbestos, asbestos board, ascend, ax, backdrop, backslide, balm, balsam, bank, bate, batten, be bereaved of, be confined, be… …
18pass — Synonyms and related words: OK, abalienate, abandon, abysm, abyss, accept, access, accredit, act like, administer, adopt, advance, affiliate, affirm, aggrandize, agree to, aisle, alien, alienate, alley, allow, ambulatory, amen, amortize, answer,… …
19The Brian Jonestown Massacre — Pays d’origine San Francisco, Californie, États Unis Genre musical Rock Psychédéli …
20collapse — Synonyms and related words: OD, Waterloo, amiable weakness, bankruptcy, be brought down, be felled, be found wanting, be ruined, be struck down, be traumatized, beating, become insolvent, bend, blow, bouncing check, break, break down, break out,… …
