to show someone that they are not as important as they think
поставить кого-то на его место (postavit' kogoto na ego mesto)
"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.)
A small-scale experiment to test a concept.
someone very experienced at something
someone who is very kind and caring
a family member who is considered a disgrace
to reach an intense level of excitement or emotion
to fail to achieve the intended result