put someone in their place
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put someone in their place
verb puts someone in their place · putting someone in their place · put someone in their place
- To remind someone of their position.
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To bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.
His quips at the party aimed to put the CEO in his place.
Similar: cut down to size, put someone on blast, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, tilt, clobber, cannonade, slash, lash, blame
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verb to remind someone of his position
| Deutsch | in seine Schranken weisen, zurechtweisen |
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verb to humble or rebuke
| Español | poner a alguien en su lugar, cuadrar |
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| Français | remettre à sa place |
| Deutsch | runterputzen, vorführen |
| Italiano | mettere al proprio posto |
| Русский | поста́вить на ме́сто postávitʹ na mésto |
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