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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a peg for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a purpose or function for something, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "He found a peg for his ideas in the new project, allowing him to express his creativity."
Alternatives: "a means to" or "a purpose for".
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There is a peg for flat caps, and one for ties, most of them still knotted.
He had a peg for his jacket, a little stall, and that was it.
What is it about the waxing and waning of light that makes it such a peg for celebrations?
"He's run for President twice," said Chuck Haytaian, chairman of the state Republican Committee, "so maybe running for the Senate would be coming down a peg for him".
Marriage (almost, if not quite) provides a peg for this effective set, in which the Scottish standup takes her own foibles as the subject.
Many were first published in periodicals with "Review" in the title, whether in the UK or in America, and most started with the assignment of a book, or (in the language of the trade) a "peg" for a critical article.
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Bit of a sketchy peg for a Pass notes – an anniversary three months ago.
We developed a very effective and widely applicable method for fabricating nanopatterns of a PEG hydrogel for protein NWA.
And since when has getting out of chokey been a topical peg for a superstorm of rehabilitation?
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