to be on the spot

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• put someone on the spot — phrase to ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer I’m going to put you on the spot and ask what you would have done in his position. Thesaurus: to ask a question or questionssynonym to make someone feel ashamed or… …   Useful english dictionary

• put someone on the spot —    If you put someone on the spot, you put them in a difficult position, for example by asking difficult questions which they cannot avoid.     The reporter was put on the spot when he was asked to reveal his source …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• put somebody on the spot — put sb on the ˈspot idiom to make sb feel awkward or embarrassed by asking them a difficult question • The interviewer s questions really put him on the spot. Main entry: ↑spotidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• put someone on the spot — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• be riveted to the spot — phrase to be so frightened or surprised that you cannot move I stood and watched them argue, riveted to the spot. Thesaurus: to be, or to become afraid or frightenedsynonym to be shocked or surprisedsynonym Main entry: rivet …   Useful english dictionary