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1 peg to hang on
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2 the meeting was used as a peg to hang their complaints on
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3 peg
n. tentharing; pin; kapstok--------v. ophangen aan een haakje/kapstok; vastpennen (met een tentharing)peg1[ peg] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 pin ⇒ pen, plug♦voorbeelden:5 the meeting was used as a peg to hang their complaints on • de vergadering werd gebruikt als voorwendsel om te kunnen klagenbuy clothes off the peg • confectiekleding kopen→ square square/————————peg2〈 pegged〉II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 vastpennen ⇒ vastpinnen/pluggen♦voorbeelden:he's hard to peg down • je krijgt moeilijk vat op hem→ peg out peg out/
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a peg to hang something on — see ↑peg, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hang a peg to hang something on Brit : something (such as a fact or issue) that is used as support or a reason for something said or done He used the incident as a peg to hang his theory on. • • • … Useful english dictionary
(a) peg to hang something on — a peg to ˈhang sth on idiom something that gives you an excuse or opportunity to discuss or explain sth • The character provides a peg to hang the writer s political ideas on. Main entry: ↑pegidiom … Useful english dictionary
peg to hang on — starting point, opportunity to do or talk about something … English contemporary dictionary
Peg — Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peg ladder — Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peg tankard — Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peg tooth — Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peg top — Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — /pɛg / (say peg) noun 1. a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point. 2. Colloquial a leg, sometimes one… …
peg — pegless, adj. peglike, adj. /peg/, n., v., pegged, pegging, adj. n. 1. a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark… … Universalium