Peg someone as something

Meaning:

• If you peg someone as something or have someone pegged as something, you think of someone in a certain way, but you may not be right.

Example sentence:

Before I got to know him, I had him pegged as an arrogant and malicious guy. But he's not like that at all.


Questions for you to answer:

1. Do you often peg people as something before you get to know them?
2. Have you ever had anyone pegged as something and then discovered that you were terribly wrong?
3. Based on what do people often peg others as something?