no place for

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Definition of no place for

—used to say that someone or something does not belong in a particular place, situation, etc.

This party is no place for children.

There is no place for racism in our society.

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place play

: physical environment : space
: a way for admission or transit
: physical surroundings : atmosphere

: to put in or as if in a particular place or position : set
: to present for consideration
: to put in a particular state

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