knock someone off their perch

Meaning: (idiomatic)Todefeatorovercomesomeone who was in adominantposition.2004September 7, “Singh on top of the world”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:Tiger Woods has beenknocked off his perchas the No1 player in the world after Vijay Singh beat him in the Deutsche Bank Open last night.2005May 16, The Associated Press, “Kanaan Wins Indy Pole; Patrick Settles for Fourth”, inNew York Times‎[2]:He was the third qualifier of the day and posted a 4-lap, 10-mile qualifying average of 227.566 miles an hour on the two-and-a-half-mile oval, then had to wait through nearly six hours while other drivers tried toknock him off his perch.2011July 4, Alistair Magowan quotingKelly Smith, “Women's World Cup: England out to dethrone Germany”, inBBC Sport‎[3]:"It would be nice toknock the Germans off their perch, with them winning the last European Championship and the World Cup."

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