know one's place

verb

Definitions

  1. 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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