put someone in their place idiom
C2 使（某人）明白自己的位置;使（某人）有自知之明
to tell or show someone that they are less important than they thought
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。
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