put one in 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Crawford	KRAW-fərd	English
Henrika	hen-REE-kah	Swedish
MÁRton	MAHR-ton	Hungarian
Parthenope	-	Greek Mythology
Osher	-	Hebrew
Maquinna	-	Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth