take down a peg
Synonym of take down a notch.
peg
/pɛɡ/
noun 10verb 5name 1
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
steel, wooden | tent
VERB + PEG
drive in, hammer in
He drove in the wooden pegs around the garden fence to keep it secure.
insert, put in
She put pegs in the ground to secure the tent during the storm.
Definitions
noun
1
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
2
A protrusion used to hang things on.
Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
3
A support; a reason; a pretext.
a peg to hang a claim upon
4
A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
5
A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
The following became obvious quite quickly – the cryptosphere needed a nonvolatile peg.
verb
1
To fasten using a peg.
Let's peg the rug to the floor.
2
To affix or pin.
I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.
She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.
3
To fix a value or price.
China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.
Wages absorbed 80% of the total revenue (which was inescapable), and they were rising at almost twice the rate of fares, which were pegged by law.
4
To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
5
To throw.
name
1
Clipping of Winnipeg (city), usually preceded by "the".
I just got back from the Peg.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
noun — a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- leg
- pegleg
noun — small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or defi
verb — succeed in obtaining a position
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
peg down
To fasten something to the ground using pegs.
square peg in a round hole
Someone or something that does not fit well or at all in a certain setting; a misfit; hence, someone or something that will not succeed in an endeavour, except possibly with much effort and force.
["]Now, your son's case is really your case—you see it through the medium of your likings and dislikings—and insist upon forcing a square peg into a round hole, because in a round
peg the needle
To cause the hand of a dial indicator to reach the highest measurement, due to reaching the maximum measurable speed, pressure, etc.
"Even so, all six subjects immediately pegged the needle in their first attempt to reach midscale."
knock down a peg
Synonym of take down a notch.
Example Bank
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Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
Wiktionary02
a peg to hang a claim upon
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The following became obvious quite quickly – the cryptosphere needed a nonvolatile peg.
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Let's peg the rug to the floor.
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I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.
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She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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