Examples of 'put him in his place' in a sentence

Meaning of "put him in his place"

This phrase means to assert authority over someone or to make them realize their position or status in a confrontational manner. It implies taking action to remind someone of their boundaries, reprimand them, or humble them. It can be used in situations where someone is being disrespectful, arrogant, or overstepping their limits

How to use "put him in his place" in a sentence

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put him in his place
Someone needs to put him in his place.
Put him in his place every once in a while.
You had to put him in his place.
This operation is an excellent opportunity to put him in his place.
She really put him in his place.
And there are no older bulls around to put him in his place.
You really put him in his place.
I thought that homo habilis line really put him in his place.
Glad you put him in his place.
I let jack do that so that i could put him in his place.
The mayor put him in his place.
Satronika tried to do you harm but you put him in his place.
I can not put him in his place.
And that they needed a real lawyer to put him in his place.
That put him in his place.

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I have been hired to put him in his place.
I must put him in his place now and then.
He maybe wanted to put him in his place.
You put him in his place with a wink and a smile.
Somebody needs to put him in his place.
If we put him in his place Faizal will notice us.
You were right to put him in his place.
And I put him in his place in a way that would keep him wanting more.
I am sure he would put him in his place.
I tried to put him in his place on the handball court, and I lost.
No one was able to put him in his place.
Put him in his place every once in a while . Keeps him honest.
I was hired to put him in his place.
Railroaded by a showboater and that they needed a real lawyer to put him in his place.
No one ever put him in his place.
He began to insinuate himself with flirtations, but I put him in his place.
I would have put him in his place.
If it 's any consolation, I thought that homo habilis line really put him in his place.
We must put him in his place.
I am gonna figure out a way to put him in his place.
I will put him in his place.
You should use sports day to put him in his place.
I just put him in his place.
Or the time she quite gently put him in his place.
We sure put him in his place.
He had made her mad and she wanted to put him in his place.
We had to put him in his place.
These were also the only women who could put him in his place.
We will put him in his place.
They fooled good old Porfirio to put him in his place.
He will put him in his place.
He got a little fresh I had to put him in his place.
I tried to put him in his place on the handball court.
This is your chance to put him in his place.
You could put him in his place with that one.

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