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
Yachna-Hebrew
Ioachim-Judeo-Christian Legend
Ismahel-Biblical Latin
Nasimnah-SEEM (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu
Guiomargee-oo-MAR (Portuguese), gee-o-MAHR (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish, Arthurian Romance
GundaGUWN-dah (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic