Jǐngfāng de xíngdòng hěnhěn dǎjī le fànzuì fènzǐ de xiāozhāng qìyàn.
The police operation dealt a heavy blow to the criminals' arrogance.
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Literally "breath and flame". 气焰 is always negative and nearly always comes with 嚣张 "rampant", before or after it. Bringing someone down a peg is to 打击 their 气焰.
