“挫挫锐气”在英语口语里能怎么说?

蹩脚口语:deflate arrogance
地道口语:knock down to size




【影视实例】
影视来源:艾文与花栗鼠2
剧情引导:
三只小鼠将去上学,他们开学第一天,就受到了同班女同学们的热烈追捧,一群漂亮美眉被他们仨萌翻,这让其它男生很不爽……


- Hello ladies.
- Hi, I'm Theodore. Hi, I'm Theodore.
- Yes, he's Theodore in case you missed it. And I am Simon.
- My name Seville, Alvin Seville. Enchantée... mademoiselle.
- Somebody's have to knock these guys down to size.
- That should be pretty easy, really. They are only eight inches tall.
...

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