put in an awkward position

put someone in an awkward position

to make a situation difficult for someone; to make it difficult for someone to evade or avoid acting. Your demands have put me in an awkward position. I don't know what to do. I'm afraid I've put myself in sort of an awkward position.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sten	-	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Arrhenius	[a:r'reiniʊs]
Elea	-	English
Helga	HEL-gah (German), HEL-gaw (Hungarian)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Ancient Scandinavian
Selma	SEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Clothildis	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)