The team was feeling proud of its record, but last week the boys were taken down a peg by a bad defeat.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take down a peg — ( ● peg … Useful english dictionary
take down a peg — If you take someone down a peg, you make that person realize that they are not as important as they think they are. He was too proud. Somebody had to take him down a peg … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take down a peg or two — wouldn t I just love to take that Mr. Bigshot down a peg or two Syn: humble, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up,… … Thesaurus of popular words
take down a peg or two — Meaning To lower someone s high opinion of themselves. Origin Possibly derived from the naval practise of tying flag ropes to pegs. The higher the peg, the higher the status … Meaning and origin of phrases
Take down a peg — humble … Dictionary of Australian slang
take down a peg — Australian Slang humble … English dialects glossary
take down a peg — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meeken, demean, chastise, chasten; see humble … English dictionary for students
take down a peg (to) — Deflate or lower someone … American business jargon
take\ down\ a\ notch — • take down a notch • take down a peg v. phr. informal To make (someone) less proud or sure of himself. The team was feeling proud of its record, but last week the boys were taken down a peg by a bad defeat … Словарь американских идиом
take down a notch — or[take down a peg] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) less proud or sure of himself. * /The team was feeling proud of its record, but last week the boys were taken down a peg by a bad defeat./ … Dictionary of American idioms
