ground speed check


to humble an arrogant person; to knock someone down a peg; to overshadow another person, particularly someone who is arrogant or someone who has upstaged someone else.

derived from the semi famous sr-71 groundspeed check story.
person 1: i just finished another great medium article. pretty good if i do say so myself.

person 2: boy my op ed was just published in the new york times.

person 3: now that’s what i call a ground speed check.

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