take the starch out of (someone)
сбить спесь с кого-либо, осадить
Пример использования идиомы take the starch out of (someone):
I think Alice is too highbrow and arrogant; I wish someone would take the starch out of her.
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Другие идиомы:
- take off time
- take in (clothes)
- take umbrage at (something)
- take stock of (something)
- take a toll on (someone or something)
- take root
- take leave of one's senses
- take a nosedive
- take (someone) hostage
- to take it
- take over (something)
- take (someone's) temperature
- take to one's heels
- take a hand in (something)
- take one's own medicine