What does “Put someone in their place” mean?

Put someone in their place

Meaning: To remind someone that they are not as important as they think they are; to humble someone who is acting arrogant.

Poner a alguien en su lugar

Significado: Recordarle a alguien que no es tan importante como cree; humillar a alguien que actúa con arrogancia.

Colocar alguém em seu lugar

Significado: Lembrar a alguém que ele não é tão importante quanto pensa; humilhar alguém que está agindo com arrogância.

Remettre quelqu'un à sa place

Signification: Rappeler à quelqu'un qu'il n'est pas aussi important qu'il le croit ; humilier quelqu'un qui se comporte avec arrogance.

Jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

Bedeutung: Jemandem klarmachen, dass er nicht so wichtig ist, wie er denkt; jemanden demütigen, der arrogant ist.

Mettere qualcuno al suo posto

Significato: Ricordare a qualcuno che non è importante quanto pensa; umiliare qualcuno che si comporta in modo arrogante.

Birini yerine koymak

Anlam: Birine, düşündüğü kadar önemli olmadığını hatırlatmak; kibirli davranan birini susturmak.

让某人认清自己的位置

意思: 提醒某人他们并没有自己想的那么重要；让傲慢的人收敛一些。

身の程をわからせる

意味: 思い上がっている人に、自分はそれほど偉くないことを自覚させること。

누군가를 제자리에 놓다

의미: 거만하게 행동하는 사람에게 자신이 생각하는 만큼 중요하지 않다는 것을 일깨워 주는 것.

Dialogue

19:30:10 - He's been talking down to everyone in the meeting.

19:30:13 - I noticed. I think it's time someone put him in his place.

19:30:16 - I agree. He needs to remember he's not the only one with good ideas.

19:30:19 - I'll talk to him after the meeting.

21:45:30 - She was acting like she knew everything about the project.

21:45:33 - I put her in her place by reminding her that she joined the team last month.

21:45:36 - That must have been awkward.

21:45:39 - It was, but she needed to hear it.

23:50:45 - She thinks she's better than everyone in the office.

23:50:48 - One day, someone is going to put her in her place.

23:50:51 - I'm waiting for that day.

23:50:54 - It'll happen eventually. Arrogant people always get humbled.