Place (someone or something) at (some place) verb phrase
To put something or assign someone in a location.
They placed two security guards at my front door, as if they suspected me to escape again.
To confirm that something or someone was present at a specific time and place.
The bloodstain on Mr. Smith's shirt placed him at the scene when the murder took place.
Treat or consider someone or something as the most important person or thing
To put, throw, drop, someone, something, or oneself down heavily and without taking care.
To put something or someone a distance from one position to another.
To appoint someone to a certain task.
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.