put on the spot

put someone on the spot

to cause someone difficulty or make them embarrassed by forcing them at that moment to make a difficult decision or answer an embarrassing question. Steve rather put him on the spot by asking when we were going to get a pay-rise.

See also: spot

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put someone on the spot

to cause someone difficulty or embarrassment. She asked if I would vote for her, which really put me on the spot because I had decided not to.

See also: spot