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

Idiom Criticism

Значение

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

поставить кого-то на его место (postavit' kogoto na ego mesto)

Примеры предложений

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

"Она поставила его на место, когда он попытался вести себя как превосходящий." (Ona postavila ego na mesto, kogda on popytalsya vesti sebya kak prevozkhodyashchiy.)