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• The Spot, New South Wales — The Spot is a locality in south eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Spot is located in the south eastern part of the suburb of Randwick, around the intersection of Perouse Road and St Pauls Street. The post office… …   Wikipedia

• The Spot / Smelly Tongues — The Spot was the debut release of Snakefinger on Ralph Records in 1978. Snakefinger, a long time friend and collaborator of The Residents, was encouraged by the group to record his own material for their label. The Residents co produced the… …   Wikipedia

• The Spot — For other uses of the term spot, see Spot (disambiguation page). The Spot, or thespot.com, was the first episodic fiction website, and pioneered the underwriting of bandwidth and production costs by offering paid advertising banners on the web… …   Wikipedia

• 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 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 — to be so frightened or surprised that you cannot move I stood and watched them argue, riveted to the spot …   English dictionary

• put someone on the spot — 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 …   English dictionary

• On the spot — Spot Spot (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Upon the spot — Spot Spot (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• X marks the spot — The phrase x marks the spot is used to refer to the letter X (or the × symbol) marking something s location. It can refer to:* x mark, the mark used in such instances * X Marks the Spot , a 1931 film directed by Erle C. Kenton * X Marks the Spot …   Wikipedia

• 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