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take down a peg — If you take someone down a peg, you make that person realize that they are not as important as they think they are. He was too proud. Somebody had to take him down a peg … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… … From formal English to slang
peg — peg1 [peg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short stick)¦ 2¦(hanging wet clothes)¦ 3¦(tent)¦ 4 take/bring somebody down a peg (or two) 5¦(musical instrument)¦ 6 a peg to hang something on 7¦(drink)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch pegge] … Dictionary of contemporary English
peg — 1 noun (C) 1 CLOTHES a) a short piece of wood, metal etc fixed to a wall or door, used for hanging things on, especially clothes: Hang your coat up on the peg. b) BrE a small piece of plastic or wood used for fastening wet clothes to a line to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
peg — I UK [peɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms peg : singular peg plural pegs * 1) British a wooden or plastic object used for fastening wet clothes onto a line so that they will dry 2) an object fixed to a wall, door etc and used for hanging things … English dictionary
peg — peg1 [ peg ] noun count * 1. ) an object attached to a wall, door, etc. and used for hanging things on: CLOTHES PEG: Her coat hung from a peg behind the door. a ) an object used for fastening things together: The furniture is built using wooden… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mumblety-peg — (also known as mumbley peg, mumblepeg, mumble the peg, mumbledepeg or mumble de peg) is an old outdoor game played by children using pocketknives.[1] The term Mumblety peg came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 or 3 inches into the… … Wikipedia
I'll See You in Court — Infobox Television episode Title = I ll See You in Court Series = Married... with Children Caption = Steve Rhoades bores the court as prosecutor Season = 3 Episode = 8 Airdate = N/A Production = 3.08 Writer = Jeanne Baruch, Jeanne Romano Director … Wikipedia
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport — Single by Rolf Harris B side The Big Black Hat Released 1960 (U.K. and Australia) 1963 (U.S.) … Wikipedia
