Definition
To remind someone of their position.
To bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.
In Context
- "His quips at the party aimed to put the CEO in his place."
- "The response, culminating in Rooney finishing off a slick exchange of incisive, pass-them-to-death football, quickly put Scotland back in their place."
- "Musk has spent a lifetime defying the haters; now, it seems, he’s finally in position to put them in their place."
See Also
- cut down to size
- pull down a peg
- soften someone's cough
- put on the spot