The phrase "a peg on which" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to indicate a point of reference or a basis for discussion or argument.
Example: "The new policy serves as a peg on which we can build our future strategies."
Alternatives: "a basis for" or "a foundation for".
In his opening comments, Mr. Wayne described several of the dances as being about "relationships". That theme would seem to be inherent in most dances performed by more than one person, but the subject does offer Mr. Soleau a peg on which to hang "Elegies," seen here in its world premiere.
Tiffin took off and "a spot of tiffin" soon became a peg on which almost any culinary indulgence between breakfast and dinner could be hung.
It's a shame that the story remains just a peg on which to hang these rather than a mystery in its own right.
As a peg on which to hang a tour through many parts of the far-flung empire of philosophy, this dilemma is perhaps as promising as any.
The sight of Achilles in a flak jacket, searching for I.E.D.s with shaky hands and a twitchy trigger finger, gives us too simple and reassuring a peg on which to hang these noble old poems.
It's not one of his best, though, with its central characters - two brothers split like the organisation after the Anglo-Irish treaty truce of 1921 - seeming just too convenient and cliched a peg on which to hang the drama.
The woman's experience had been a particular peg on which to hang a general point.
In any event, perplexity without humour or irony is a thin peg on which to hang a novel.
By The New Yorker March 17, 2010 We know that today is St. Patrick's Day, a perfect peg on which to hang a "Giants of Irish Literature" contest.
We know that today is St. Patrick's Day, a perfect peg on which to hang a "Giants of Irish Literature" contest.
People who know even a little about cricket will know that the last two gifts are impossible (not to mention illegal, I think), and therefore might suggest that Pradeep is a mythical peg on which to hang a wider and more resonant story.
