peg down

• Phrasal verb mit der Bedeutung, etwas an einem Ort zu befestigen oder zu fixieren, oder jemanden dazu zu bringen, sich auf eine bestimmte Aussage oder Position festzulegen.

A phrasal verb meaning to fix or secure something in place, or to force someone to commit to a specific statement or position.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Fix or secureformal

   To fasten something in place using pegs or similar objects.

   Befestigen

   • They pegged down the tent to prevent it from blowing away.
   • The workers pegged down the tarpaulin over the equipment.
   • He pegged down the net to the ground with stakes.

   Synonymeanchorfastenfixpinsecurestake

2. Define or specify preciselyinformal

   To clearly define, determine, or establish something, such as a price, value, or meaning.

   genau festlegen

   • We need to peg down the exact cost of the project.
   • The committee tried to peg down the terms of the agreement.
   • It's difficult to peg down the exact cause of the problem.

   Synonymeascertaindefinedetermineestablishfixnail downpin downsetspecify

Grundverbpeg