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bringing down a peg

bringing down a peg is the present participle and gerund of bring down a peg.

Meaning of bring down a peg

Verb

bring down a peg (third-person singular simple present brings down a peg, present participle bringing down a peg, simple past and past participle brought down a peg)

  1. Synonym of take down a notch.

Questions about bringing down a peg

What is bringing down a peg the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing down a peg is the present participle and gerund of bring down a peg.

Words near bringing down a peg in the dictionary

  1. bringing back
  2. bringing back to life
  3. bringing coals to Newcastle
  4. bringing down
  5. bringing down a notch
  6. bringing down a peg
  7. bringing down on
  8. bringing down the curtain
  9. bringing down the hammer
  10. bringing down the house
  11. bringing down to size

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