4 English Phrasal Verbs With 'PEG'

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4 phrasal verbs with 'PEG'

Peg away

1. Keep working at something
   (Intransitive | British English)
   
   » Example: I PEGGED AWAY for weeks before my exams.

Peg down

1. Fasten something to the ground
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: We PEGGED the tent DOWN to stop the wind blowing it about.

Peg it

1. Die
   (Intransitive | British English)
   
   » Example: After a long illness, she finally PEGGED IT yesterday.

Peg out

1. Put washing outside to dry
   (Separable [optional] | British English)
   
   » Example: I PEGGED the washing OUT after it stopped raining.
2. Die
   (Intransitive | British English)
   
   » Example: He PEGGED OUT last night from a heart attack.
3. Mark out an area of land by driving pegs into the ground
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They PEGGED OUT their farmland to stake their claim.

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