Know your place
It sounds demeaning, doesn't it?
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Whenever I hear it, I always mentally add "know your place in society." It is saying that you should know who you are, what ranking (or status, or caste, etc) you have, and where the other person is in relation to you.
Yes, most uses of the phrase are demeaning. A person of higher 'rank' will say it to someone who is stepping over a boundary. The commoner shouldn't talk with the noble. The mail-boy shouldn't give advice to the executive. A child shouldn't give life advice to an adult.
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It is demeaning and derogatory. It means to keep your head down, and not get 'uppity' or 'too big for your britches.'
Sorry my love, but it pretty much means... Know where you are in this relationship, Don't annoy me, Its a very manly thing to say xx
■ know your place
to accept your position withinsociety, an organization, yourfamily, etc. and to not want toimprove it:
I just get on with my job and do as I'm told - I know my place.