Fuente de la expresión
Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus ©Cambridge University Press
Estructura completa
to bring somebody down a peg
Variantes
to [bring, knock, take] down a [notch, peg] [or two]
Contexto
There is nothing British people like to do more than bring someone down a peg or two. So when Alan Pardew masterminded Chelsea first defeat of the season earlier today, the nation Twitter users were only ever going to react in one way: with unbridled, unapologetic glee.
Tipo de fuente
newspaper
Autor
Richard Innes
Título de la fuente
Chelsea finally lost a game - and Twitter did what Twitter does
Año
2014
Web
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/chelsea-finally-lost-game---4760986
Observaciones
We did not find examples, but the dictionary states that it can also be said “to bring down a peg” without “or two”.
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Frecuente