PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT

Meaning of PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT in English

informal

force someone into a situation in which they must respond or act.

→ spot

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT — поставить в затруднительное положение; решить прикончить кого-л.
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT — поставить в затруднительное положение; решить прикончить кого-л.
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT — expr 1) infml You've put me on the spot here - I can't answer your question — Вы меня, признаться, озадачили - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT — expr 1) infml You've put me on the spot here - I can't answer your question — Вы меня, признаться, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT — spot, put someone on the expr 1. infml You've put me on the spot here - I can't answer your …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PUT SOMEONE ON THE SPOT — 1) You've put me on the spot here - I can't answer your question — Вы меня, признаться, озадачили - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPOT — I. ˈspät, usu -äd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spotte, spot; akin to Middle Dutch spotte stain, speck, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOT — — spotlike , adj. — spottable , adj. /spot/ , n. , v. , spotted, spotting , adj. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPOT — I. ˈspät noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch spotte stain, speck, Old Norse spotti small piece Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPOT — vi to become stained with spots. 2. spot ·add. ·adj lit., being on the spot, or place;. 3. spot ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPOT — / spɒt; NAmE spɑːt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun SMALL MARK 1. a small round area that has …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOT — I. spot 1 S2 W2 /spɒt $ spɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ spotted , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPOT — n. & v. --n. 1 a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPOT — n. & v. n. 1 a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPOT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
PUT
Oxford English vocab
SPOT — ( spots, spotting, spotted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Spots are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPOT — 1. сущ. 1) а) пятнышко; крапинка б) пятно (от грязи), капля (дождя) to get out, remove a spot ≈ выводить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEONE — мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Syn : somebody, anybody кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо - * else кто-то другой - * else's чужой, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPOT — spot.ogg 1. spɒt n 1. 1> пятно, пятнышко spot of mud of blood, of fat, of ink - грязное кровяное, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEONE — someone.ogg ʹsʌm|wʌn,-ʹsʌmwən indef pron кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо someone else - кто-то другой someone else's - чужой, не свой someone or …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Concise Oxford English vocab

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