to put  somebody  in one's place
put
pʊt
poot
somebody
ɪn
in
in
wʌnz
vanz
<i>one's</i>
pleɪs
pleis
place

Definiția și sensul cuvântului „put somebody in one's place” în engleză

to put somebody in one's place
01

a pune pe cineva la locul lui, a-i tăia elanul

to make someone feel less important or influential by showing that their claims are not true 
to [put] {sb} in {one's} place definition and meaning
idiom
informal
Exemple
The facts quickly put him in his place. 

Faptele l-au pus repede la locul lui.

to put oneself in one's place
put
pʊt
poot
<i>oneself</i>
ɪn
in
in
wʌnz
vanz
<i>one's</i>
pleɪs
pleis
place
to put oneself in one's place
01

to try to imagine how one would feel or act if one was in the same situation as someone else 

Exemple
I've tried putting myself in your place and I still feel the same. 
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