كيف تنطق "take down a peg"
expression
ˈteɪk/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɛɡ
TAYK-DOWN-uh-PEG
tˈeɪk/ /dˈaʊn/ /æɪ/ /pˈɛɡ
TAYK-DOWN-uh-PEG
التعريف
To lower someone's pride or confidence, especially if they are acting overly important. It means to remind someone not to think too highly of themselves.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈteɪk/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɛɡ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
tˈeɪk/ /dˈaʊn/ /æɪ/ /pˈɛɡ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
TAYK-DOWN-uh-PEG
بريطاني
TAYK-DOWN-uh-PEG
استمع في السياق
He was acting so arrogant, so someone had to take him down a peg.
Sometimes a little criticism can take you down a peg.
The teacher's comment really took him down a peg.
After winning the contest, she needed to be taken down a peg or two.