put someone in their place

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === put someone in their place (third-person singular simple present puts someone in their place, present participle putting someone in their place, simple past and past participle put someone in their place) (transitive, idiomatic) To remind someone of their position. (idiomatic) To bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke. Synonyms: cut down to size, put someone on blast; see also Thesaurus:criticize, Thesaurus:demean ==== Translations ==== === See also === cut down to size pull down a peg soften someone's cough put on the spot === Further reading === “put sb in their place”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “put someone in their place”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “put somebody in their place” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.