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take down a peg

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

Verb

take down a peg (third-person singular simple present takes down a peg, present participle taking down a peg, simple past took down a peg, past participle taken down a peg)

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

Synonyms of take down a peg

Forms of take down a peg

third-person singular presenttakes down a peg
present participletaking down a peg
pasttook down a peg
past participletaken down a peg

Questions about take down a peg

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

Words near take down a peg in the dictionary

  1. take credit
  2. take delight in
  3. take delivery
  4. take down
  5. take down a notch
  6. take down a peg
  7. take easy
  8. take effect
  9. take exception
  10. take fire
  11. take five

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