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1 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) (fare abbassare la cresta)English-Italian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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2 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) (fare abbassare la cresta)English-Italian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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3 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) (fare abbassare la cresta)English-Italian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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4 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) (fare abbassare la cresta)English-Italian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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5 ■ take down
■ take downA v. t. + avv.1 calare dall'alto; tirare giù; prendere giù (fam.): to take a book down from the shelf, tirare giù un libro dallo scaffale2 abbassare, calare; ammainare ( una bandiera e sim.): to take down one's trousers, calarsi i pantaloni3 portare giù (o da basso): Please, take down these papers to the assistant manager, La prego di portare giù questi documenti al vicedirettore5 abbattere; demolire: to take down an old house [a tottering bridge], abbattere una vecchia casa [demolire un ponte traballante]6 annotare; prendere nota di; scrivere; prendere giù (fam.); trascrivere: The constable took down my name and address, il poliziotto prese nota del mio nome e dell'indirizzo; to take down an interview in shorthand, fare la trascrizione stenografica di un'intervista; (leg.) to take down a statement, verbalizzare una dichiarazione7 (fig. fam.) ridimensionare (q.); umiliare; far abbassare la cresta a (q.): He is too conceited and needs taking down a bit ( o a peg or two), è troppo presuntuoso: bisogna fargli abbassare un po' la crestaB v. i. + avv.( di un oggetto) smontarsi; essere smontabile. -
6 Peg
[peg]nome proprio diminutivo di Margaret* * *[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) paletto2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) piolo, (attaccapanni)3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) molletta da bucato2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) (stendere)- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
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- take down a peg* * *(First names) Peg /pɛg/, Peggy /ˈpɛgɪ/f. dim. di Margaret* * *[peg]nome proprio diminutivo di Margaret -
7 ♦ peg
♦ peg /pɛg/n.1 piolo; caviglia; cavicchio2 ( anche sport) picchetto; paletto; piolo: tent pegs, picchetti da tenda; hat pegs, pioli per attaccare il cappello; attaccapanni6 (mecc.) spina; spinotto8 (fig.) appiglio; pretesto9 (fin.) punto (o tasso) d'intervento; parità: crawling peg, parità strisciante (o scorrevole o slittante)● (fam.) peg leg, gamba di legno; persona con una gamba di legno □ peg top, trottola □ peg-top trousers, calzoni larghi in alto e stretti in fondo; calzoni a sbuffo □ ( d'abito) off the peg, confezionato; bell'e fatto □ (fig.) a square peg in a round hole, un pesce fuor d'acqua □ (fig.) to take (o bring) sb. down a peg or two, far abbassare la cresta a q. □ (fig.) to be brought (o taken) down one peg or two, essere ridimensionato; dover abbassare la cresta.(to) peg /pɛg/A v. t.1 fissare; infiggere (o piantare) con caviglie, pioli, ecc.; incavigliare; incavicchiare: to peg a notice to a billboard, fissare (o attaccare) un avviso su un cartellone4 (fin., Borsa) stabilizzare il prezzo di ( azioni, ecc.); stabilizzare ( il mercato); sostenere ( i tassi di cambio)5 fissare: ( prezzi, quotazioni, ecc.) The peso had been pegged at parity to the dollar since 1991, il cambio tra peso e dollaro era stato fissato alla pari nel 19916 ancorare ( retribuzioni, interessi, ecc.); agganciare (fig.): Wage indexation means pegging wage increases to the cost-of-living index, l'indicizzazione dei salari significa ancorare gli aumenti salariali all'indice del costo della vitaB v. i. -
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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
take down a peg or two — Meaning To lower someone s high opinion of themselves. Origin Possibly derived from the naval practise of tying flag ropes to pegs. The higher the peg, the higher the status … Meaning and origin of phrases
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 (or bring) someone down a peg or two — make someone less arrogant. → peg … English new terms dictionary
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 somebody down a peg (or two) — ˌbring/ˌtake sb ˈdown a peg (or two) idiom to make sb realize that they are not as good, important, etc. as they think they are • He needed to be taken down a peg or two. Main entry: ↑pegidiom … Useful english dictionary
bring 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
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
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
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
bring somebody down a peg (or two) — ˌbring/ˌtake sb ˈdown a peg (or two) idiom to make sb realize that they are not as good, important, etc. as they think they are • He needed to be taken down a peg or two. Main entry: ↑pegidiom … Useful english dictionary