To put words in someone's mouth
Take it down a notch
有志提高英文的小夥伴們
千萬不要錯過 收 聽 節 目
Meaning:
1. To ask someone to calm down or be less intense in whatever they are doing.
2. To humble someone.
Origin:
Various quantities and qualities have been measured by the use of pegs/notches, so to "take it down" is to decrease the quantity of something.
A
Let's stop debating about the issue at the moment. We shall start again after both parties take it down a notch.
我們現在不要再繼續討論這個話題了,等雙方都冷靜下來了我們再開始。
B
Forest Gump finally decided to stand up for himself and for the first time he confronted those who bullied him. This time he really took them down a notch.
阿甘最後決定自衛直面欺負他的男孩們,這次他真的打擊了他們的囂張氣焰。
C
You're a bit loud at the moment, can you please take it down a notch.
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