put someone in their place
lower
depress
punk
deign
deny
quell
ditcher
bark up the wrong tree
demean
mope
immiserate
soften someone's cough
elude
give the time of day
sit still
tear down
eat the leek
abandon
self-redress
cry uncle
abnegate
mellow
rain on someone's parade
piss on someone's bonfire
take
nether
abjure
down
chasten
kick to the curb
pull up
kayo
come through
despond
patronize
bewail
commit
outscorn
wite
conciliate
deject
berattle
hose down
reproach
own up
deflate
loathe
hat in hand
condescend
climb down
dismiss
placate
get out of someone's face
offend
disacknowledge
cheek up
screw off
disgrace
malveuille
give someone the brush-off
dismission
cheek up to
schlong
abandonment
compassionless
retract
internalize
ill-use
cut down to size
show one's butt
turn in
tell off
guilten
discourage
get off someone's back
dismissably
quail
owe
spit in someone's face
frown
go hard with someone
let down
snub
take kindly
what do you want, a cookie
pull one's head in
disclaimer
scatter
prostrate
repulse
abnegator
enervate
apostatize
make it up to
waive
forsake