Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
أوقفه في حدّه
English translation:
put him in his place / put a stop to him
Arabic term
أوقفه في حدّه
Does this mean, 'get him alone'?
It's talking about someone who wants to get revenge on someone else.
Thanks!
| 5 | put him in his place / put a stop to him |
Mowafak Mohamed
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| 5 | stop him in his tracks |
Primatranslator
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| 4 | teach him a hard lesson |
Mohammad Najim
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Jan 26, 2023 16:09: Mowafak Mohamed Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Egypt
Thinking. Translating. Captivating.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian, UAE, Jordanian, Yemeni, Kuwaiti) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
put him in his place / put a stop to him
Palestine
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Lebanese, Palestinian, Saudi , Jordanian, Iraqi, UAE, Egyptian, Syrian, Kuwaiti) 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
teach him a hard lesson
Sweden
Translator Arabic - Swedish - English
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Saudi , Lebanese, Iraqi, Yemeni, Libyan, Jordanian, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian, Kuwaiti, Egyptian, UAE) , Swedish (Variants: Värmländska, Scanian / skånska, Rikssvenska, Gothenburg, Stockholm)
Works in: Swedish to Arabic, Arabic to German, Arabic to Swedish, and 6 more.
stop him in his tracks
"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]
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