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
Rajneesh	-	Indian, Hindi
PaŬLo	POW-lo	Esperanto
Sloane	SLON	English (Rare)
Isaura	ee-SOW-rah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman
Glenn	GLEN	Scottish, English
Hendry	-	Scottish