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Knock Someone Down A Peg
This originates from the days of prohibition in the US. A peg was a measurement of alcohol and the saying has something to do with drinking games. Presumeably it was respectable to down more pegs and someone who was very proud or boasted would need knocking down a peg or two. 'Strike while the iron is hot'. When people used to steel they would have their hands cut off. Heating the blade first (often made of iron) meant that the heat would quarterise the wound so that it would heal faster and not
bleed. It had to be red hot to quarterise and no time could be spared, hence
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