碰一鼻子灰 [ㄆㄥˋ ㄧ ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗ ㄏㄨㄟ; peng4 yi1 bi2 zi5 hui1] lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff ◄ ►