put (someone) in (their) place — to let someone know that they are not as important as they think they are. She didn t like my suggestions at all. I was put firmly in my place, like a naughty schoolgirl … New idioms dictionary
put somebody in their place — put sb in their ˈplace idiom to make sb feel stupid or embarrassed for showing too much confidence • At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place. Main entry: ↑placeidiom … Useful english dictionary
put someone in their place — Marsha s father in law finally spoke up and put that hateful woman in her place Syn: humiliate, take down a peg or two, deflate, crush, squash, humble; informal cut down to size, settle someone s hash, make someone eat crow … Thesaurus of popular words
put someone in their place — deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous. → place … English new terms dictionary
put someone in their place — HUMILIATE, take down a peg or two, deflate, crush, squash, humble; informal cut down to size, settle someone s hash; N. Amer. informal make someone eat crow. → place … Useful english dictionary
put in one's place — If someone causes offence or irritation by speaking or behaving in an inappropriate manner, you put them in their place by letting them know that they are not as important as they seem to believe. The new trainee is not in a position to… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Put Yourself in My Place (Motown song) — Put Yourself in My Place is a song written by the famous Motown team of Holland Dozier Holland and recorded by at least four Motown recording acts during the sixties: The Elgins in 1965, The Supremes, Chris Clark and The Isley Brothers in… … Wikipedia
place — [[t]ple͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ places, placing, placed 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A place is any point, building, area, town, or country. ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood. ...a list of museums and places of interest... We re going to… … English dictionary
place — place1 W1S1 [pleıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(area/space/building etc)¦ 2¦(home )¦ 3 take place 4¦(space to sit or put something)¦ 5¦(point in book/speech)¦ 6¦(opportunity to do something)¦ 7¦(role/position)¦ 8 in place 9 in place o … Dictionary of contemporary English
place — 1 (C) PLACE, POSITION, OR AREA 1 POINT/POSITION a) any area, point, or position in space: This is the place where the accident happened. | Make sure you keep it in a safe place. | We kept moving from place to place. | The whole place was covered… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
