Look/feel small phrase
If you "look/feel small", you feel or appear stupid, embarrassed, or insignificant, especially because of what one has said or done.
Linda felt small when she was accused of stealing the jewelry, which she didn't do.
He's such a badass that he enjoys making people look small.
There 's no need to make her feel small in front of her colleagues.
The verbs "look" and "feel" should be conjugated according to their tense.
To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information
I have to set my wife straight about what happened yesterday.