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poner en su sitio

to put in one's place

Idioms & Sayings

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El profesor lo puso en su sitio delante de toda la clase.

The teacher put him in his place in front of the whole class.

—¿Cómo reaccionaste al insulto? —Lo puse en su sitio enseguida.

—How did you react to the insult? —I put him in his place right away.

Alguien tenía que ponerlo en su sitio, se estaba pasando.

Someone had to put him in his place, he was going too far.

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