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knocks down a peg

knocks down a peg is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knock down a peg.

Meaning of knock down a peg

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.

Questions about knocks down a peg

What is knocks down a peg the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knocks down a peg is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knock down a peg.

Words near knocks down a peg in the dictionary

  1. knocks back
  2. knocks boots
  3. knocks dead
  4. knocks down
  5. knocks down a notch
  6. knocks down a peg
  7. knocks down to size
  8. knocks for a loop
  9. knocks in
  10. knocks into
  11. knocks into a cocked hat

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