know one's place
verbDefinitions
To understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly
To understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly.
- Had he been taught early and thoroughly to know his place, and be content with his faculty, he would have been one of the happiest and most serviceable of men.
- Your civilization has seen its final days. You will know your place.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA