put someone in their place (put someone in their place)

Idiom Criticism

意味

to show someone that they are not as important as they think

誰かに自分の立場を思い知らせる (dareka ni jibun no tachiba o omoi shiraseru)

例文

"She put him in his place when he tried to act superior."

"彼女は彼が優越感を持って振る舞おうとしたとき、彼を自分の立場に戻しました。" (Kanojo wa kare ga yūetsukan o motte furu maō to shita toki, kare o jibun no tachiba ni modoshimashita.)