She didn't like my suggestions at all. I was put firmly in my place, like a naughty schoolgirl.
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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 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 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 someone through — put (someone/something) through to arrange for a telephone call to be made to a place or person. The international operator put me through to London. Passengers could put through calls on their cell phones … New idioms dictionary
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 — noun 1》 a particular position or point in space; a location. ↘informal a person s home. ↘a point in a book reached by a reader at a particular time. 2》 a portion of space available or designated for someone. ↘a vacancy or available… … English new terms dictionary
place — /pleɪs / (say plays) noun 1. a particular portion of space, of definite or indefinite extent. 2. space in general (chiefly in connection with time). 3. the portion of space occupied by anything. 4. a space or spot, set apart or used for a… …
place — 1. noun 1) an ideal place for dinner Syn: location, site, spot, setting, position, situation, area, region, locale; venue; technical locus 2) foreign places Syn: country … Thesaurus of popular words
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
