put on the spot
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“We just couldn’t, because we’d been put on the spot and told to do it, and that had never happened before … the trick was not to think about it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
But he has been put on the spot by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a truce.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024
He was put on the spot by a female American journalist.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024
She was put on the spot by BBC Breakfast presenters about her willingness to create Murder on the Dancefloor.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023
I hate being put on the spot in front of strangers.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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