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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

  1. : physical environment : space

  2. : a way for admission or transit

  3. : physical surroundings : atmosphere

  1. : to put in or as if in a particular place or position : set

  2. : to present for consideration

  3. : to put in a particular state

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