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1 take someone down a peg (or two)
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2 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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take someone down a peg or two — ► take someone down a peg or two make someone less arrogant. Main Entry: ↑peg … English terms dictionary
take someone down a peg (or two) — take/bring/someone down a peg (or two) phrase to make someone realize they are not as important as they think they are I think he needs taking down a peg or two. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
take someone down a peg or two — HUMBLE, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up, settle someone s hash, cut down to size; N. Amer. informal make someone… … Useful english dictionary
take someone down a peg — If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
take (or bring) someone down a peg or two — make someone less arrogant. → peg … English new terms dictionary
bring someone down a peg (or two) — take/bring/someone down a peg (or two) phrase to make someone realize they are not as important as they think they are I think he needs taking down a peg or two. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
take someone down a peg — If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Take someone down a peg — If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly … Dictionary of English idioms
bring someone down a peg or two — bring (someone/something) down a peg (or two) to show that someone or something is not as good as people think. His arrogant behavior made some people want to see him brought down a peg. She uses her position to take other people down a peg or… … New idioms dictionary
take down a peg or two — wouldn t I just love to take that Mr. Bigshot down a peg or two Syn: humble, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up,… … Thesaurus of popular words
bring something down a peg or two — bring (someone/something) down a peg (or two) to show that someone or something is not as good as people think. His arrogant behavior made some people want to see him brought down a peg. She uses her position to take other people down a peg or… … New idioms dictionary