put someone in their place
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
put someone in their place (third-person singular simple present puts someone in their place, present participle putting someone in their place, simple past and past participle put someone in their place)
Translations
to remind someone of his position
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to humble or rebuke
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Further reading
- “put sb in their place”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “put someone in their place”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “put somebody in their place” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
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