“Put someone on the spot”
Communication意味
相手が準備できていない段階で、難しい質問に答えさせたり、決断を迫ったりすること。
English: To make someone answer a difficult question or decide before they are ready.
例文
例文
1 / 2“Please do not put me on the spot by asking for a decision right now.”
準備が整う前に、決断を迫らないでください。
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.
準備が整う前に、決断を迫らないでください。
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 相手が準備できていない段階で、難しい質問に答えさせたり、決断を迫ったりすること。.
- 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.