place

place idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with place, also see all over the place; between a rock and a hard place; fall in place; friend in court (high places); go places; have one's heart in the right place; in place; in someone's shoes (place); instead (in place) of; in the first place; jumping-off place; know one's place; out of place; pride of place; put someone in his or her place; run in place; take place; take someone's place.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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