cut (someone) down to size
доказать чью-либо несостоятельность
My boss tried to cut me down to size when he showed to me a few mistakes in my project.
Другие идиомы:
- cut class
- cut a deal
- cut and run
- cut one's (own) throat
- cut a fine figure
- cut (someone) a check
- cut (someone) off without a penny
- cut back on (something)
- cut one's eyeteeth on (something)
- cut both ways
- cut out for (something)
- cut from the same cloth
- cut (someone) in
- cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- take a pay cut