Phrases with «to keep someone in one's place»

The phrase "to keep someone in one's place" means to control or limit someone's actions or behavior to ensure they do not exceed their perceived position or status in society. It suggests keeping someone submissive, obedient, or subservient. Full definition

to keep (parent phrase)
in one's place (parent phrase)

to keep someone in one's place

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to help keep someone in place
to keep something in place
to keep everything in place
to keep in place
to keep something in a safe place
to keep one's place in the team
to keep things in place
to keep everything in one's place
to keep one's hair in place
to keep one's place in the side
to keep the baby in place
to keep one's baby in place
to keep in the same place

Sentences with «to keep someone in one's place»

It fills them in and helps keep them in place for hours. (elisabethhayes.com)
If you want a policy that will actually reduce emissions, it has to be implemented and kept in place by people who face elections every four years or less. (canadianbusiness.com)
So putting it on requires holding the bar with one hand to keep it in place while trying to click in the rest of it. (albeebaby.com)
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Phrases with «to keep someone in one's place»

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Sentences with «to keep someone in one's place»

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