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

Idiom Criticism

含义

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

让某人知道他们并不像他们认为的那样重要 (ràng mǒu rén zhīdào tāmen bìng bù xiàng tāmen rènwéi de nà yàng zhòngyào)

例句

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

"当他试图表现得很优越时,她把他放回了原位。" (Dāng tā shìtú biǎoxiàn dé hěn yōuyuè shí, tā bǎ tā fàng huíle yuán wèi.)