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| demean oneself(humble, stoop, deign) | |
| disgrace oneself(idiom, improbity) | |
| dishonor oneself(idiom, improbity) | |
| force to eat humble pie(idiom, shame, humiliate, chasten) | |
| frown upon(smear, slur) | |
| give a black eye(idiom, slight, smear) | |
| give comeuppance(verb, abuse, belittle, minimize) | |
| grease palm(degrade, debase, taint) | |
| high hat(humble, stoop, deign) | |
| hit where one lives(idiom, slight, smear) | |
| hold back(verb, reduce, dismiss, downgrade) | |
| kick downstairs(verb, reduce, dismiss, downgrade) | |
| kick in the teeth(idiom, slight, smear) | |
| knock bottom out of(idiom, smear, slur) | |
| knock off high horse(verb, idiom, abuse, belittle) | |
| lose caste(idiom, improbity) | |
| lower in dignity | |
| lower in standing | |
| lower oneself(humble, stoop, deign) | |
| lower yourself(humble, stoop, deign) |
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