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put on the spot |
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put someone on the spot
Fig. to ask someone forthright questions; to demand that someone produce as expected. Don't put me on the spot. I can't give you an instant answer. The boss put Bob on the spot and demanded that he do everything he had promised. put somebody 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 hit the spotput somebody 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. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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