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learn (“to be made aware”) + one's place (“one's current position in life”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
learn one's place
Today it means: To be made aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status. Full definition →
Today it means: To be made aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status. Full definition →
learn (“to be made aware”) + one's place (“one's current position in life”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.