put someone in their place

US /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɪn ðer pleɪs/
UK /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɪn ðer pleɪs/
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haddini bildirmek, yerine oturtmak

to tell someone in a firm way that they are not as important as they think they are

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The new manager was getting a bit arrogant, so I had to put him in his place during the meeting.
Yeni müdür biraz kibirli olmaya başlamıştı, bu yüzden toplantıda onu haddini bildirmek zorunda kaldım.
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She tried to interrupt me, but I quickly put her in her place.
Beni bölmeye çalıştı ama ben hemen onu haddini bildirdim.
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put someone on holdput someone in the pictureput someone to deathnot put it past someoneput someone to the swordput someone on a pedestalplace