to come down a peg
1come down a peg — humiliated; lose prestige or position …
2peg — n. degree, step (fig.) to come down a peg; to bring smb. down a peg * * * [peg] to bring smb. down a peg [ degree, step ] (fig.) to come down a peg …
3peg — pegless, adj. peglike, adj. /peg/, n., v., pegged, pegging, adj. n. 1. a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark… …
4peg — [[t]pɛg[/t]] n. v. pegged, peg•ging, adj. 1) bui a cylindrical or tapered pin of wood, metal, etc., driven or fitted into something as a fastening, support or stopper 2) a notch or degree: to come down a peg[/ex] 3) an occasion, basis, or reason …
5come through — verb 1. penetrate (Freq. 6) The sun broke through the clouds The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft • Syn: ↑break through • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakthrough (for …
6come to nothing — Synonyms and related words: annul, be done for, be no more, be unproductive, blow up, break down, bring to nothing, buffer, cancel, cancel out, cease, collapse, come to naught, conk out, counterbalance, die, disappear, dissipate, end, expire,… …
7Mumblety-peg — (also known as mumbley peg, mumblepeg, mumble the peg, mumbledepeg or mumble de peg) is an old outdoor game played by children using pocketknives.[1] The term Mumblety peg came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 or 3 inches into the… …
8nail down — verb 1. succeed in obtaining a position (Freq. 1) He nailed down a spot at Harvard • Syn: ↑nail, ↑peg • Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑win, ↑come through, ↑ …
9break down — Synonyms and related words: afflict, aggrieve, alphabetize, analyze, anatomize, anguish, arrange, assay, assort, bawl, beat down, bend, blow, blow down, blubber, boohoo, break, break up, bring down, bring low, bring to tears, bring to terms,… …
10descent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion downward Nouns 1. descent, descension (rare), declension, declination, inclination, fall; falling, drop, subsidence, lapse; comedown. 2. downfall, tumble, slip, cropper, stumble, nosedive, crash… …
