{v. phr.} To be deferential to one's elders or superiors. * /Ken is a talented teaching assistant, but he has a tendency to tell the head of the department how to run things. Somebody ought to teach him to know his place./
KNOW ONE'S PLACE
Meaning of KNOW ONE'S PLACE in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012