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.

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CELTIC could be put on the spot in Hamburg by a rookie ref infamous for giving penalties and flashing cards. Carlos is ref from el by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) lies once in a while when put on the spot about someone? Lying Children and What to Do About It by Stu Pearson / Family and marriage community THE Defence Secretary was put on the spot during a visit to Afghanistan as a bomb disposal hero asked him to send more troops for stretched frontline services. Troops plea to minister by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			put mind to put mind to it put money on put money up put money where mouth is put neck on the line put nose in put nose out of joint put nose to the grindstone put oar in put off stride put off the scent put off the track put on a brave face put on a front put on a pedestal put on airs put on an act put on hold put on ice put on paper put on the cuff put on the dog put on the map put on the shelf put on the spot put on the street put on weight put one at ease put one foot in front of the other put one in place put one off stride put one on guard put one on honor put one through paces put oneself out put out a warrant put out feelers put out of put out of mind put out of misery put out of the way put out to pasture put over knee put over the top put own house in order put paid to put pen to paper put people or things together put people's heads together put plainly			put on sale put on speed put on the block put on the block put on the block put on the block put on the block put on the cuff put on the dog put on the dog put on the dog put on the dog put on the dog put on the dog put on the line put on the long finger put on the long finger put on the long finger put on the map put on the map put on the map put on the map put on the map Put On The Market put on the retired list put on the ritz put on the ritz put on the ritz put on the scale put on the shelf put on the spot put on the stage put on the street put on their mettle put on their mettle put on thinking cap put on thinking cap put on thinking cap put on thinking cap put on to put on trial put on weight put on weight put on weight put on weight put on weight put on weight put one across put one at ease put one foot in front of the other put one in over head put one in place put one off game put one off stride put one on feet put one on guard put one on honor put one over put one through paces put one’s case put one’s mind to

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