“Put someone on the spot”
CommunicationDefinición
Hacer que alguien responda a una pregunta difícil o tome una decisión antes de estar preparado.
English: To make someone answer a difficult question or decide before they are ready.
Ejemplos
Ejemplos
1 / 2“Please do not put me on the spot by asking for a decision right now.”
Por favor, no me presionen para que tome una decisión antes de que esté lista.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
Please do not put me on the spot by asking for a decision right now.Compare with the original example
Please do not put me on the spot by asking for a decision right now.
Por favor, no me presionen para que tome una decisión antes de que esté lista.
Write a two-line conversation using “Put someone on the spot”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryPreguntas frecuentes
- What does "Put someone on the spot" mean?
- "Put someone on the spot" means hacer que alguien responda a una pregunta difícil o tome una decisión antes de estar preparado.
- How do you use "Put someone on the spot" in a sentence?
- Example: "Please do not put me on the spot by asking for a decision right now."
- Should I interpret "Put someone on the spot" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.