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brought down a peg

brought down a peg is the simple past and past participle 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 brought down a peg

What is brought down a peg the simple past and past participle of?
Brought down a peg is the simple past and past participle of bring down a peg.

Words near brought down a peg in the dictionary

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

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