To put somebody in his place

Non of this <u><em>hanky-panky</em></u>; please talk straight.

We should abstain from <u><em>casting aspersions</em></u> on the character of our colleagues.

He fell <u><em>ill at ease</em></u> after receiving the letter from his son.

A large number of small scale industries have been <u><em>set up</em></u> in the rural areas.

The social worker rendered <u><em>yeoman service</em></u> to the victims.

You have to be <u><em>a cool customer</em></u> and be patient if you want to get the best buys.

My plan to have a new car <u><em>fell through</em></u> because of the price rise.

He is a <u><em>queer fish</em></u>, I have failed to understand him.