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teach one's place

teach one's place verb: to make aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.

Verb

teach one's place (third-person singular simple present teaches one's place, present participle teaching one's place, simple past and past participle taught one's place)

  1. (idiomatic) To make aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.

Forms of teach one's place

third-person singular presentteaches one's place
present participleteaching one's place
past participletaught one's place
pasttaught one's place

Questions about teach one's place

What does teach one's place mean?
Teach one's place means to make aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.
What part of speech is teach one's place?
Teach one's place is a verb.
What is the past tense of teach one's place?
The past tense of teach one's place is taught one's place.

Words near teach one's place in the dictionary

  1. teacarts
  2. teach
  3. teach away
  4. teach grandma how to suck eggs
  5. teach grandma to suck eggs
  6. teach one's place
  7. teach out
  8. teach school
  9. teach someone a lesson
  10. teach someone who's the boss
  11. teach the controversy

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