"knock down a peg" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knocks down a peg [present, singular, third-person], knocking down a peg [participle, present], knocked down a peg [participle, past], knocked down a peg [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} knock down a peg (third-person singular simple present knocks down a peg, present participle knocking down a peg, simple past and past participle knocked down a peg)
  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of take down a notch Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: take down a notch
    Sense id: en-knock_down_a_peg-en-verb-w-V-mTAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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