- put (you) in (your) place
- put (you) in (your) place
to let someone know that they are not as important as they think they are.
He thinks he knows everything and needs to be put in his place.
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put (you) in (your) place
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put someone in his/her place — ◇ Someone who puts you in your place shows you that you are not better than other people and should not be acting in such a confident and proud way. He told her to stop talking, but she quickly put him in his place. • • • Main Entry: ↑place … Useful english dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
put money on — To place a bet on • • • Main Entry: ↑money * * * put money (or put one s money) on 1) place a bet on 2) used to express one s confidence in the truth or success of something she won t have him back I d put money on it * * * put (your) money on :… … Useful english dictionary
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put yourself in someone's place — put yourself in someone’s place/position/ phrase to imagine what someone else’s situation is like Put yourself in my place. How would you feel if someone took your job? Thesaurus: to imagine, or to use your imaginationsynonym Main entry: put … Useful english dictionary
put yourself in someone's position — put yourself in someone’s place/position/ phrase to imagine what someone else’s situation is like Put yourself in my place. How would you feel if someone took your job? Thesaurus: to imagine, or to use your imaginationsynonym Main entry: put … Useful english dictionary
put yourself forward — ˌput yourself/sbˈforward derived to suggest yourself/sb as a candidate for a job or position • Can I put you/your name forward for club secretary? • He has put himself forward for a place on the national executive. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
