king's peg
Definition
Noun: - A cocktail: "king's peg" refers to a drink made by mixing champagne with cognac (or sometimes other brandy). It is a classic, potent cocktail often associated with celebratory or aristocratic contexts.
Usage Examples
- (A specific cocktail combining champagne and brandy.)
- (A traditional mixed drink.)
Advanced Usage
- "to raise a king's peg": to toast or celebrate with this cocktail.
- They raised a king's peg to mark the anniversary of the founding of the club. (They toasted using this specific drink.)
Variants and Related Words
- Peg (n): a measure of liquor, especially in British and Indian contexts; also a slang term for a drink of spirits.
- He poured himself a peg of whiskey. (A small serving of liquor.)
- Champagne peg (n): another term for king's peg, emphasizing the champagne base.
Synonyms
- Champagne cocktail: a broader category of drinks mixing champagne with spirits, bitters, or sugar.
- French 75: a similar cocktail made with champagne, gin, lemon juice, and sugar, but distinct from king's peg.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
- "to peg out" (phrasal verb, informal): to die or to collapse from exhaustion (unrelated to the cocktail, but a common use of "peg").
- After the long race, he pegged out on the grass. (He collapsed from fatigue.)
Related Idioms
- "a peg to hang something on": a pretext or excuse to do something.
- He used the celebration as a peg to hang his criticism on. (He used the event as an excuse to express disapproval.)
- "to take someone down a peg": to humble or reduce someone's arrogance.
- Her sharp comment took him down a peg. (It humbled him.)