词汇 | put-in-place |
释义 | put someone in their placeidiom C2 to tell or show someone that they are less important than they thought: 使(某人)明白自己的位置;使(某人)有自知之明 When he tried to take charge, she soon put him in his place.当他试图发号施令时,她很快让他明白说了算的不是他。 Chastising & rebuking admonishing admonishingly admonitory barracking bawl carpet earbashing keelhaul lambaste lecture pull someone up punchbag punching bag rap someone over the knucklesidiom read (someone) the riot actidiom reproachful shame spoken tear wigging put someone in his/her place | American Dictionaryput someone in his/her placeidiom to let someone know that the person is less important than he or she thinks: When he tried to take charge, she immediately put him in his place. put yourself in someone’s placeidiom(alsoput yourself in someone’s position/shoes) to imagine that you are someone in a difficult situation, and imagine how that person feels: Put yourself in my place – I was scared, and I had nobody to talk to. |
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