to peg down
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
definir
- During the meeting, they worked to peg down the exact responsibilities of each team member.
Examples
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Before finalizing the budget, they needed to peg down the estimated costs for the new equipment.
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The manager wanted to peg down the project's timeline so everyone was on the same page.
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Now the clans, excuse me, the clans census, it's numbers really hard to peg down any particular moment.
Synonyms
878
1.0
To say exactly what something is or what it means
331
1.6
To decide a date or plan
118
3.5
To give clear, exact details about something
20
3.5
To make something exact, like a date or reason
20
4.6
Decide the exact details of a plan or agreement
Antonyms
How Settled
- US
74
3.8
- Informal
596
3.3
5
3.5
∞
3.0
∞
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to fasten or secure something to the ground with pegs' is directly compositional from 'peg' (to fix by inserting a peg) plus 'down' (toward/onto the ground), following a common verb + particle construction in English. This literal combination is predictable and readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings.
Etymology
Peg down comes from the image of pushing a peg down into the ground to hold something in place. So when you 'peg down' a time, rule, or idea, you are fixing it so it cannot move, meaning 'to make certain or final'.