أوقفه في حدّه
English translation: put him in his place / put a stop to him
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|  Selected response from: Mowafak Mohamed Egypt Local time: 10:54 | ||||||
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| 5 | put him in his place / put a stop to him |
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| 5 | stop him in his tracks |
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| 4 | teach him a hard lesson |
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stop him in his tracks Explanation: أوقفه في حدّه "stop him in his tracks" Aonther way of this phrase in arabic utterance is: أوقفه عند حدّه Which means "stop him strictly". There's even a translation mentioned at "almaany" webside as followed: اوقفه عند حده => Keep him in his place [Common expressions] https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/أوقفه-عند-حدّه/ |
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