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put someone on the spot
idiom
C2
If you put someone on the spot, you cause them embarrassment or difficulty by forcing them at that moment to answer a difficult question or make an important decision: 让（某人）难堪;使（某人）为难
Mira rather put the boss on the spot by asking him when he was going to give us a pay rise.米拉问老板打算什么时候给我们加薪，可真让他当场下不了台。
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