[Grammar] What's Meaning of "put something in perspective"

[sagartamang]

Ross: Carol's pregnant.

Monica: W-w-wh-... wha-... w-w-w-...

Ross: Yeah. Do that for another two hours, you might be where I am right about now.

Chandler: Kinda puts that whole pillow thing in perspective, huh, Mon?

 

[jutfrank]

I think Chandler's saying that whatever issue Monica had with a pillow now seems unimportant in the light of the news of Carol's pregnancy.

 

[emsr2d2]

Note that your title should have said "What's the meaning of ...?"

 

[Rover_KE]

... and you should have said that the source of this dialogue is the TV series 'Friends'.

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