place in an awkward position

place someone in an awkward position

Fig. to put someone in an embarrassing or delicate situation. Your decision places me in an awkward position. I'm afraid I have put myself in sort of an awkward position.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikusha	-	Georgian
Arcadius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Xavier	ZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)	English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)
Edna	['ednə]
Estelle	[es'tel]
Linus	LIE-nəs (English), LEE-nuws (German, Swedish)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish