HUMILIATION
beat someone down (to size) and knock someone down (to size)
to make a person more humble, possibly by beating.If you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.It's time someone knocked you down to size.I'll try to be more thoughtful. I don't want anyone to beat me down.
pull someone down
to degrade someone; to humiliate someone.I'm afraid that your friends are pulling you down. Your manners used to be much better.My bad habits are pulling me down.There is no need to pull down everyone.
put someone or something down
to belittle or degrade someone or something. (Slang.)It's an old car, but that's no reason to put it down.Please stop putting me down all the time. It hurts my feelings.You put down everything you don't understand!
burn someone down
tr. to humiliate someone.Man, don't you ever burn me down like that again!You just want to burn down everybody to make yourself seem better.
turn someone's water off
tr. to deflate someone; to silence someone.He said you were stupid, huh? Well, I guess that turns your water off!That really turned off her water.