Sekirov Dictionary

know your place

verb4

  1. To accept your position within society, an organization, your family, etc. and to not want to improve it.
  2. To be aware of the limit of one's role in a particular place or situation.
  3. To understand that you are less important than other people.
  4. Alternative form of know one's place (“to understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly”).

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  1. Behave in a way that shows that you know what your social position is and which people are more important than you!
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