PUT SB IN THEIR PLACE

Meaning of PUT SB IN THEIR PLACE in English

to make sb feel stupid or embarrassed for showing too much confidence :

At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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PLACE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
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PLACE — I. ˈplās noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, open space in a city, space, locality, from …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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PLACE — — placeable , adj. — placeless , adj. — placelessly , adv. /plays/ , n. , v. , placed, placing …
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PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
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PLACE — I. ˈplās noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia ( hodos …
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THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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PLACE — add. ·vt to place-kick ( a goal). 2. place ·noun a definite position or passage of a document. 3. place …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLACE — / pleɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun POSITION / POINT / AREA 1. [ C ] a particular …
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THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
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PLACE — I. place 1 S1 W1 /pleɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ place , ↑ placement …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
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PLACE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
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PLACE — n. & v. n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
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PLACE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
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PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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PLACE — ( places, placing, placed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A place …
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THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
Cambridge English vocab
PLACE — I. noun 1 particular position/area ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient , good , great , ideal , perfect ▪ horrible , terrible …
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PLACE — INDEX: 1. a place 2. the exact place where something is or happens 3. ways of talking about where someone …
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PLACE — See ↑ HOME 1, ↑ PLACE 1, ↑ POSITION/RANK 7, ↑ PUT 1, ↑ SIT 4, ↑ STUDY 1 ◆◆◆ …
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PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
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PLACE — n. 25B6; noun an ideal place for dinner : LOCATION, site, spot, setting, position, situation, area, region, locale; venue; technical …
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PLACE — n. 1 location, site, position, point, spot, locus, area, locale, scene, setting This looks like a nice place for a …
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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PLACE — 1. сущ. 1) а) место to give place to ≈ уступить место (кому-л.) to take the place of ≈ занять …
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THEIR — their.ogg ðeə (полная форма); ðər (редуцированная форма перед гласными); ðə (редуцированная форма перед согласными) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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PLACE — place.ogg 1. pleıs n 1. 1> место some place - где-то some place, some time - где-нибудь, когда-нибудь starting place …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLACE — 1) класть 2) место 3) положение 4) помещать 5) размещать 6) разряд 7) расставить 8) сажать 9) точка 10) укладывать • digits with like place values — цифры одного разряда gasify coal …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PUT — I put гл.; прош. вр. - put, прич. прош. вр. - put1) а) класть, положить Put the book on the …
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