【原】“杀杀某人的威风”用英语怎么说

在做汉译英的过程中，遇到了这个表达，心想着英文该怎么表达才合适。于是，查了一些词典，觉得下面的表达还是很符合这个意思的：

1. Collins 词典：

take someone down a peg or two 

or 

bring someone down a peg or two

英文释义：

to make someone who is behaving in an arrogant and unpleasant way realize that they are not as important or talented as they think

例句：I do think he needed taking down a peg or two.

2. Merriam-Webster 词典：

take/knock/bring someone down a peg

英文释义： 

Definition of take/knock/bring someone down a peg

: to make (someone) feel less important or proud

例句：He was taken down a peg when an even better player joined the team.

3. Longmen 词典：

take/bring somebody down a peg (or two)

英文释义：

to make someone realize that they are not as important or skilled as they think they are

例句：Evans is an arrogant bully who needs taking down a peg or two.

语料库示例：

Examples from the Corpus

take/bring somebody down a peg (or two)· No harm in taking Evans down a peg.
比较不同词典的英文释义和例句可以看出，这个表达还是比较贴切于汉语词义的，所以在表达“杀杀某人的威风/锐气”时，我们就可以放心地使用这个表达。

由此也可以看出，查英文词典的重要性。