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Phrase(s): place someone or something before someone or something [and] put someone or something before someone or something
1. to put someone or something in front of someone or something, especially in a line. • The teacher placed George before Bob, because Bob was a little taller. • Tom placed himself before the group and began to speak. 2. to consider someone or something more important than someone or something. • I am sorry, but I place my wife and her welfare before yours! • He places his job before his family!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs