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took down a peg

took down a peg is the simple past of take down a peg.

Meaning of take down a peg

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.

Questions about took down a peg

What is took down a peg the simple past of?
Took down a peg is the simple past of take down a peg.

Words near took down a peg in the dictionary

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

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