put one in one's place

put one in one's place
put one in one's place
to rebuke someone; to remind one of one's (lower) rank or station. •

The boss put me in my place for criticizing her.

Then her boss put her in her place for being rude.

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See: CUT DOWN TO SIZE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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