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
ValĒRija-Latvian
Faramund-Ancient Germanic
EmeseEM-esh-eHungarian
Iesous-Biblical Greek
Nena-English
Dipika-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu