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Place in an awkward position Meaning in English

expression

PLAYS in an AWK-werd puh-ZISH-uhn
plays in an AWK-wuhd puh-ZISH-uhn

التعريف

To cause someone to be in a situation that is difficult or embarrassing to deal with.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is a semi-formal expression often used about social or professional situations. Commonly appears as 'put someone in an awkward position/situation'. Can refer to embarrassment, dilemmas, or difficult choices. Avoids slang.

Spanish: poner en una posición incómodaPortuguese (BR): colocar em uma posição desconfortávelPortuguese (PT): colocar numa posição desconfortávelChinese (Simplified): 使...处于尴尬的境地Chinese (Traditional): 使...處於尷尬的境地Hindi: अजीब स्थिति में डालनाArabic: وضع في موقف محرجBengali: বিপাকেত ফেলা - অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ফেলাRussian: поставить в неловкое положение - поставить в затруднительное положениеJapanese: 気まずい立場に置く - 困った立場に追いやるVietnamese: đặt vào tình huống khó xử - đưa vào thế khóKorean: 난처한 입장에 놓이게 하다 - 곤란한 상황에 처하게 하다Turkish: zor durumda bırakmak - mahcup duruma sokmakUrdu: مشکل میں ڈالنا - عجیب سی صورتحال میں ڈالناIndonesian: menempatkan dalam posisi canggung - membuat dalam situasi sulit

جمل نموذجية

I didn't want to place her in an awkward position, so I didn't ask that question.

basic

His unexpected answer placed me in an awkward position during the meeting.

basic

You might place yourself in an awkward position if you promise too much.

basic

Her joke about the boss really placed him in an awkward position in front of everyone.

natural

By arriving so late, he placed the whole team in an awkward position.

natural

Sorry, I didn’t mean to place you in an awkward position by mentioning that.

natural