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| bring down a peg(idiom, shame, humiliate, chasten) | |
| bring into disrepute(verb, idiom, shame, stain) | |
| bring shame on(verb, idiom, shame, stain) | |
| cut down(verb, reduce, destroy, damage) | |
| declare guilty(disgrace, disrespected, disconsider) | |
| drive down(verb, demote, downgrade) | |
| force to eat humble pie(idiom, shame, humiliate, chasten) | |
| give black eye(verb, idiom, disgrace, discredit) | |
| kick downstairs(verb, break, demote, bemean) | |
| make lose face(idiom, disgrace, disrespected, disconsider) | |
| make uncomfortable(verb, discredit, humiliate, embarrass) | |
| marked down(verb, break, demote, bemean) | |
| marking down(verb, break, demote, bemean) | |
| pass sentence on(idiom, disgrace, disrespected, disconsider) | |
| pick holes in(idiom, fault, slam, slate) | |
| pronounce guilty(disgrace, disrespected, disconsider) | |
| put screws to(idiom, disgrace, disrespected, disconsider) | |
| put someone in their place(idiom, shame, humiliate, chasten) | |
| put the screws to(idiom, disgrace, disrespected, disconsider) | |
| reflect on(verb, disgrace, disrespected, disconsider) |
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