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
İDrİS	-	Turkish
PÒL	POL	Scottish
France	-	French
English	['iŋgliʃ]
Jocky	-	Scottish
Judite	zhoo-DEE-tə (Portuguese), zhoo-JEE-chə (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese