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Olga55 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Take down a peg
Hello, I've got a question about an idiom "Take down a peg".
If I say: " Nobody takes anybody down a peg here". Is it correct?
Thank you.
If I say: " Nobody takes anybody down a peg here". Is it correct?
Thank you.
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Hi, It's OK, although the idiom is usually used in the context of a situation where somebody actually performs the verbal act of 'taking down a peg'. I don't seem to hear this idiom a lot these days. A more current version, I think, is 'Take down a notch'.
- Hi, It's OK, although the idiom is usually used in the context of a situation where somebody actually performs the verbal act of 'taking down a peg'.
- I don't seem to hear this idiom a lot these days.
- A more current version, I think, is 'Take down a notch'.
- Clive.
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Hi,
It's OK, although the idiom is usually used in the context of a situation where somebody actually performs the verbal act of 'taking down a peg'.
I don't seem to hear this idiom a lot these days. A more current version, I think, is 'Take down a notch'.
Clive.
It's OK, although the idiom is usually used in the context of a situation where somebody actually performs the verbal act of 'taking down a peg'.
I don't seem to hear this idiom a lot these days. A more current version, I think, is 'Take down a notch'.
Clive.
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Clive, if such a context as somebody admonishes or scolds someone, is this idiom good for that situation? or It's when you won and thus can say "took them down a notch"?
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Sorry, I wasn't specific.
If someone says: You did that and that and how dare you.... and the "offender" answers " Nobody takes anybody down a notch here." Can we say that?
If someone says: You did that and that and how dare you.... and the "offender" answers " Nobody takes anybody down a notch here." Can we say that?
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Hi Olga,
Clive, if such a context as somebody admonishes or scolds someone, is this idiom good for that situation? It's OK. I wouldn't say it's said a lot.
or It's when you won and thus can say "took them down a notch"? You can also say it here, although although the underlying idea is the same, ie admonish them.
If someone says: You did that and that and how dare you.
Clive, if such a context as somebody admonishes or scolds someone, is this idiom good for that situation? It's OK. I wouldn't say it's said a lot.
or It's when you won and thus can say "took them down a notch"? You can also say it here, although although the underlying idea is the same, ie admonish them.
If someone says: You did that and that and how dare you.
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Hi Olga,
It could well be that "take someone down a peg" is more commonly heard in Britain than it is in North America (personally, I rarely hear the expression 'take down a notch' used in the UK, at least in the sense of admonishing a person).
When "take someone down a peg" is used, it is more often used as "take someone down a peg or two", and it is used for s
It could well be that "take someone down a peg" is more commonly heard in Britain than it is in North America (personally, I rarely hear the expression 'take down a notch' used in the UK, at least in the sense of admonishing a person).
When "take someone down a peg" is used, it is more often used as "take someone down a peg or two", and it is used for s
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Yizhivika,
Thank you. If I happen to be in London, I’ll use “Take down a peg” . I hope I won’t use at all, but it’s good to know.
Thank you. If I happen to be in London, I’ll use “Take down a peg” . I hope I won’t use at all, but it’s good to know.
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