单词 | to have pegged |
释义 | > as lemmasto have (a person) pegged c. transitive. colloquial (chiefly North American). To categorize, to identify as a certain type; to form a fixed opinion of. Frequently in to have (a person) pegged. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > hold an opinion, opine [verb (intransitive)] > be committed to assistc1600 engagea1676 to have (a person) pegged1920 1920 Collier's 31 July 29/2 I had him pegged from the go in for what he is—one of them tea-room boys which will stop at nothin' but work! 1940 J. O'Hara Pal Joey 175 I tho't I could peg a joint like that from 2 mi. away. 1968 H. Waugh Con Game ix. 91 I always knew she was a slut. An ignorant, stupid child. I pegged her from the start. 1972 D. Lees Zodiac 40 I had her pegged as a bit of a nut. 1991 M. Dorris & L. Erdrich Crown of Columbus xvii. 285 I had pegged him as part of my father's generation, from a time in which men knew next to nothing about the plumbing of their children. < as lemmas |
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