OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 56327

put someone in their place

Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuadrar • poner a alguien en su lugar
To bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.
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.
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