bring down a peg or two

bring Verb

— When you say "you bring" something to someone, you carry it with you to that someone. You bring lunch to me every day. You brought a book to me last week. — When I say "I bring" something to you, I carry it with me to you. I bring milk to you from the store today. I am bringing the key to you. — Sometimes bring means carry something with you to a place where that someone can receive it. I bring my books to your house. You brought the money to my office.

down Preposition

— Toward the earth, away from the sky. What goes up on earth must fall down. — Toward the bottom. — Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc. I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

down Noun

— Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers. That pillow is full of down.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

peg Noun

— A peg is a short pin or bolt that is used for hanging things.

peg Verb

— If you peg something, you fasten it using a peg.

or Conjunction

— A word used to link two alternative choices. Would you like tea or coffee?

two Determiner

— The number 2. Two means more than one and less than three. We have two eyes and two ears.

two Noun

— The number 2. One and one is two.