English Explanatory Dictionary

cut someone's comb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To humiliate someone who is conceited.

Word forms

cut someone's comb cuts someone's comb cutting someone's comb

Etymology

From the practice of cutting the combs of capons.

Synonyms

cut down to size take down a notch
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