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knock down a peg

knock down a peg verb: synonym of take down a notch.

Verb

knock down a peg (third-person singular simple present knocks down a peg, present participle knocking down a peg, simple past and past participle knocked down a peg)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of take down a notch.

Synonyms of knock down a peg

Forms of knock down a peg

third-person singular presentknocks down a peg
present participleknocking down a peg
past participleknocked down a peg
pastknocked down a peg

Questions about knock down a peg

What does knock down a peg mean?
Knock down a peg means synonym of take down a notch.
What part of speech is knock down a peg?
Knock down a peg is a verb.
What is the past tense of knock down a peg?
The past tense of knock down a peg is knocked down a peg.

Words near knock down a peg in the dictionary

  1. knock boxes
  2. knock dead
  3. knock door run
  4. knock down
  5. knock down a notch
  6. knock down a peg
  7. knock down ginger
  8. knock down to size
  9. knock for a loop
  10. knock in
  11. knock into

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