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pulling someone down a peg

pulling someone down a peg is the present participle and gerund of pull someone down a peg.

Meaning of pull someone down a peg

Verb

pull someone down a peg (third-person singular simple present pulls someone down a peg, present participle pulling someone down a peg, simple past and past participle pulled someone down a peg)

  1. Synonym of take down a notch.

Questions about pulling someone down a peg

What is pulling someone down a peg the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling someone down a peg is the present participle and gerund of pull someone down a peg.

Words near pulling someone down a peg in the dictionary

  1. pulling punches
  2. pulling rank
  3. pulling round
  4. pulling short
  5. pulling short up
  6. pulling someone down a peg
  7. pulling someone over the coals
  8. pulling someone's bacon out of the fire
  9. pulling someone's chestnuts out of the fire
  10. pulling someone's fat out of the fire
  11. pulling someone's leg

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