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A potted pink may be put back here immediately
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on the spot
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
prep.phr. 1 (context idiomatic English) At that very moment; right away. 2 (context idiomatic English) Having to answer or decide without warning or preparation. 3 (context idiomatic English) In a particular place.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
On the spot may refer to: On the Spot (TV series) , a series which aired during 2003 on the WB Television Network On the Spot (Canadian TV series) , produced by the National Film Board of Canada from 1953 to 1954 On the Spot , a weekly webcast hosted by ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spot \Spot\ (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See Spit to eject from the mouth, and cf. Spatter .] A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. Out, ...
Usage examples of on the spot.
As these are all things which to a great extent can only be determined on conjectures some of which turn out incorrect, while a number of other arrangements pertaining to details cannot be made at all beforehand, it follows, as a matter of course, that Strategy must go with the Army to the field in order to arrange particulars on the spot, and to make the modifications in the general plan, which incessantly become necessary in War.
There is therefore a very natural tendency to use this moral force to repair the disaster on the spot, and on that account chiefly to seek another battle if other circumstances permit.
In half a minute he would have been on the spot where the negro lay had not the boys run in swiftly and pumped a dozen bullets into his eyes and down his open mouth.