"bring down a notch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings down a notch [present, singular, third-person], bringing down a notch [participle, present], brought down a notch [participle, past], brought down a notch [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> down a notch|head=bring down a notch}} bring down a notch (third-person singular simple present brings down a notch, present participle bringing down a notch, simple past and past participle brought down a notch)
  1. Alternative form of take down a notch Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: take down a notch
    Sense id: en-bring_down_a_notch-en-verb-w-V-mTAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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