peg out

洗濯物を洗濯ばさみで干す

濡れた衣類を屋外のひもに洗濯ばさみで留めて、乾かすために干す。

やさしい英語で： Hang wet clothes outside to dry, using clips to hold them on a line.

• I need to peg out the washing.
• Dad pegged the towels out before breakfast.
• Can you peg out these wet shirts?

使い方： peg something out (She pegged the sheets out in the sunshine.)

類義語： hang out, hang up

よく使う表現： peg out washing, peg out something, peg something out

杭で区画を示す、杭を打って境界を示す

木や金属の小さな杭を地面に打ち、土地の境界を示す。

やさしい英語で： Mark the edges of an area by putting small wooden or metal sticks into the ground.

• We need to peg out the area.
• They pegged out the garden before planting.
• Has the builder pegged out the foundations yet?

使い方： peg something out (The surveyor pegged the site out before work began.)

類義語： stake out, mark out

よく使う表現： peg out something, peg out an area, peg something out

死ぬ、くたばる

死ぬことをくだけていう表現で、失礼に聞こえる場合がある。

やさしい英語で： Die; a casual expression that can sound disrespectful.

• He pegged out last winter.
• The old man pegged out before his hundredth birthday.
• She joked that she would peg out before finishing the paperwork.

類義語： die, kick the bucket

よく使う表現： peg out suddenly, peg out young

クロッケーで最後の杭に当てて上がる

必要な全フープを通った後、球を最後の杭に当てて上がる。

やさしい英語で： Finish in croquet by making a ball hit the final peg after passing through all required hoops.

• She pegged out and won the match.
• He used a gentle shot to peg out his final ball.
• Can you peg out both balls this turn?

使い方： peg something out (She pegged her last ball out to win the match.)

類義語： finish

よく使う表現： peg out a ball, peg out first

得点用の杭を最後の穴に進めて勝つ

得点を示す杭を盤の最後の穴まで進めて、ゲームに勝つ。

やさしい英語で： Win a game by moving your scoring peg to the final hole on the board.

• She pegged out first and won.
• I needed two more points to peg out.
• He pegged out before I could score again.

類義語： win, finish

反対語： lose

よく使う表現： peg out first, peg out and win