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expr1) infmlYou've put me on the spot here - I can't answer your question — Вы меня, признаться, озадачили - я не знаю, что ответить
The question put me on the spot - I couldn't make an excuse or lie — Вопрос поставил меня в затруднительное положение - я не хотел выворачиваться или лгать
I was really put on the spot when she asked if we could go for a meal — Представьте себе мое положение, когда она сказала, что хочет пойти куда-нибудь пообедать
2) AmE slJust hear me out. What if Carlo had put Sonny on the spot, fingered him — Да послушай меня. А что, если Карло подставил Санни, навел их на него?
3) AmE dated slHe was afraid of being mistaken for that guy and put on the spot — Он боялся, что его по ошибке примут за того парня и прикончат
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > put someone on the spot
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3 put smb. on the spot
1) поставить кого-л. в опасное или затруднительное положениеJanet: "You are putting me rather on the spot, Chorley - I really don't want to appear disagreeable, but you see..." (N. Coward, ‘Peace in Our Time’, act I, sc. III) — Джанет: "Ты ставишь меня в затруднительное положение, Чорли. Я не хочу говорить неприятные вещи, но, видишь ли..."
...the chaps we're really interested in are Hawtin and his pals. I think we might be able to put them on the spot, don't you? (C. P. Snow, ‘The Conscience of the Rich’, ch. XXXIV) —...люди, которыми мы действительно интересуемся, - это Хотин и его друзья. Я надеюсь, нам удастся их разоблачить. Как вы думаете?
2) послать кого-л. на верную смерть ( способ избавиться от провинившегося члена шайки) [первонач. амер.; жарг.]Gang leaders can't always control their own men, and if one of them starts to shoot up a rival gang, the leader can either take on his quarrel or put him on the spot - send him to some place where the other gang can get him. (E. Wallace, ‘On the Spot’, ch. VIII) — Главари не всегда могут контролировать действия всех членов своей шайки, и если кто-нибудь начнет самовольно убивать своих конкурентов, то главарь либо поддержит его, либо решит от него избавиться, дослав на верную смерть, зная, что другая шайка укокошит его.
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4 put smb. on the spot
пocтaвить кoгo-л. в oпacнoe или зaтpуднитeльнoe пoлoжeниeJanet. You are putting me rather on the spot, Chorley - I really don't want to appear disagreeable, but you see... (N. Coward). The chaps we're really interested in are Hawtin and his pals. I think we might be able to put them on the spot, don't you? (C. P. Snow) -
5 put somebody on the spot
поставить в неловкое положениеSteve rather put him on the spot by asking when we were going to get a pay rise.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > put somebody on the spot
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6 put somebody on the spot
Общая лексика: поставить кого-либо в затруднительное положениеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put somebody on the spot
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7 put someone on the spot
1) Разговорное выражение: поставить кого-л.в затруднительное положениеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put someone on the spot
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8 put someone on the spot
<05> поставить кого-л. в затруднительное положениеАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > put someone on the spot
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9 put someone on the spot
идиом. фраз.поставить кого-л. в затруднительное положениеАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > put someone on the spot
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10 put someone on the spot
поставить в затруднительное положение; решить прикончить кого-л. -
11 put\ sy\ on\ the\ spot
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13 put someone on the spot
поставить кого-л. в затруднительное положениеConversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > put someone on the spot
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14 to put somebody on the spot
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15 gangsters put him on the spot
Общая лексика: гангстеры приготовили его к смерти, гангстеры убили его, гангстеры укокошили егоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > gangsters put him on the spot
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16 it put me on the spot
Разговорное выражение: это поставило меня в неприятное положение -
17 to put somebody on the spot
nostādīt kādu nepatīkamā stāvoklī; nolaist kādu no kājas -
18 to put smb on the spot
озадачить кого-либо/поставить кого-либо в трудное положение/поставить кого-либо на местоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to put smb on the spot
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19 their opposition put him on the spot
Общая лексика: их сопротивление поставило его под ударУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > their opposition put him on the spot
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20 put s.o. on the spot
put s.o. on the spotexpr.• poner a alguien en un apuro expr.
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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
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put on the spot — ► put on the spot informal force (someone) into a situation in which they must respond or act. Main Entry: ↑spot … English terms dictionary
put on the spot — to kill From the slang meaning, to accuse or embarrass: Youthful killers on the East Side can he hired to knock off or put a guy on the spot . (Lavine, 1930) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
on the spot — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. or[upon the spot] At that exact time and at the same time or place; without waiting or leaving. * /The news of important events is often broadcast on the spot over television./ * /When Tom ruined an expensive machine, his … Dictionary of American idioms