to take down a peg
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- Fuente de la expresión
- Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus ©Cambridge University Press
- Estructura completa
- to take somebody down a peg
- Variantes
- to [bring, knock, take] down a [notch, peg] [or two]
- Definición
- To criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone.
- Contexto
- Mr. Trudeau spent last week in Davos charming billionaires and CEOs, and winning plaudits for optimism as he sold Canada for “resourcefulness,” rather than resources. But at home, the news was gloomy: CP Rail cut 1,000 jobs and the Bank of Canada lowered growth forecasts. Many Albertans did not care for the PM post-resource message.
Now, the opposition hopes to take Mr. Trudeau down a peg, arguing there is a gap between his rhetoric and reality. - Tipo de fuente
- newspaper
- Autor
- Campbell Clark
- Título de la fuente
- Justin Trudeau real governing starts with return of Parliament
- Año
- 2016
- Web
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/justin-trudeaus-real-governing-starts-with-return-of-parliament/article28366867/
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente