Cracking down
Mr. Dorsey, our new principal of our high school, determined to do
something about the flagrant cheating. He issued bulletins and began
to admonish the teachers who didn't proctor alertly. Under duress, the
faculty reported the names of the culprits. Several crib sheets were
turned in as the tangible evidence of the cheating. Mr. Dorsey's 
inexorable campaign against the wrongdoers seemed to be paying off.


To take down a peg--the alumni thought they had a great basketball
team, but our varsity took them down a peg.
(to take the conceit out of a braggart)