Meanings
verbtake 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)
present singular third person takes down a peg · participle present taking down a peg · past took down a peg · participle past taken down a peg
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of take down a notch.
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take down a peg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20down%20a%20peg
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take down a peg,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20down%20a%20peg.
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