Definition
To reduce someone's arrogance or self-importance by demonstrating their limitations or flaws.
挫其銳氣
He was boasting about his achievements until his boss pointed out his mistakes publicly, which cut him down to size a bit.
他一直在吹噓自己的成就，直到他的老闆公開指出他的錯誤，這才讓他認清自己的實力。
The young lawyer finally learned humility after the experienced judge cut him down to size in court.
這位年輕的律師在法庭上被經驗豐富的法官挫了銳氣後，終於學會了謙虛。
She thought she was the smartest in the team, until we found some significant flaws in her plan which cut her down to size.
她以為自己是團隊中最聰明的，直到我們發現她計劃中的重大缺陷，這才讓她認清自己。