Have (got) (someone) pegged as (something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-07-13 09:07

Meaning of Have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)

Have (got) (someone) pegged as (something) phrase

If a person "has someone pegged as something", he/she instinctively understands that person's type of character or knows what kind of person they are.

The local residents has the firefighters pegged as a brave guy.

I had got you pegged as a troublemaker, sorry for that misperception. You've just done a great job.

She had had Nick pegged as a total bore until he told her a funny joke.

Grammar and Usage of Have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)

Verb Forms

  • to have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)
  • has (got) (someone) pegged as (something)
  • had (got) (someone) pegged as (something)

The verb "have" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

Origin of Have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)

The verb "peg" in this phrase has a slang sense of "identify, classify" which is recorded by 1920.

The Origin Cited: etymonline.com .
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