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pulls someone down a peg

pulls someone down a peg is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls someone down a peg

What is pulls someone down a peg the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls someone down a peg is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull someone down a peg.

Words near pulls someone down a peg in the dictionary

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

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