“Put someone on the spot”
CommunicationDefinisi
Memaksa seseorang untuk menjawab pertanyaan sulit atau membuat keputusan sebelum mereka siap.
English: To make someone answer a difficult question or decide before they are ready.
Contoh
Contoh-contoh
1 / 2“Please do not put me on the spot by asking for a decision right now.”
Tolong jangan menekan saya untuk mengambil keputusan sebelum saya siap.
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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.
Tolong jangan menekan saya untuk mengambil keputusan sebelum saya siap.
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?
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- What does "Put someone on the spot" mean?
- "Put someone on the spot" means memaksa seseorang untuk menjawab pertanyaan sulit atau membuat keputusan sebelum mereka siap.
- 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.