| 单词 | know one's place |
| 释义 | know one's placeBehave 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. Words nearby know one's placeknown, know-nothing, Know-Nothings, known quantity, know one's own mind, know one's place, know one's stuff, know one's way around, know only too well, Knowsley, know the ropes 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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