have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)



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have (got) (someone) pegged as (something)

To distinctly regard someone as being a certain type of person. I had you pegged as a coward, but I'm impressed with how you stood up to that criminal. Everyone's got me pegged as a loser, but I'll show them!
See also: have, peg

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GwendaGWEN-də (English)Welsh, English
Moyna-Irish, Scottish
Vassilis-Greek
BraxtonBRAKS-tənEnglish
SauliĀ-Baltic Mythology (Hypothetical)
TaylaTAY-ləEnglish (Modern)