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know one's place
Idioms and Phrases
Behave suitably for one's position, rank, or status. This idiom often has the sense of “to behave humbly, not criticize ones' superiors,” as in Sorry, I know my place and I can't tell you more about my supervisor's plans . [Late 1500s] Also see put one in one's place .Example Sentences
It’s hard to imagine any act of creativity that doesn’t, in some way, express the fundamental desire to have a future, and to know one’s place in it.
"It is good to know one's place," said the doctor.
Better! yes, it must be better," said Hardy; "at any rate the youngsters there are marchers and fighters; besides, one would be in the ranks and know one's place.
And, for a race which has as good reason as the English for pride in its ability to stand firm, to "know one's place" is a great thing to boast of.
As soon as one dares to reckon on Him—le bon Dieu strikes—just to let one know one's place.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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