Idioms for peg
take down a peg,
to reduce the pride or arrogance of; humble: I guess that'll take him down a peg!
Origin of peg
1400–50; late Middle English
pegge (noun),
peggen (v.) < Middle Dutch
OTHER WORDS FROM peg
peg·less, adjective peg·like, adjective re·peg, verb, re·pegged, re·peg·ging.Words nearby peg
peeved,
peevers,
peevish,
peewee,
peewit,
peg,
peg away at,
peg climbing,
peg down,
peg leg,
peg out
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British Dictionary definitions for peg
peg
/ (pɛɡ) /
noun
verb pegs, pegging or pegged
Word Origin for peg
C15: from Low Germanic
pegge
Idioms and Phrases with peg
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