What do you say when you’ve been put on the spot and you can’t think of what to say next?
In Italian, you could use the phrase: SU DUE PIEDI
It’s exactly like the American expression “on your feet.”
Ecco gli esempi:
Non riesco a dirti, su due piedi, la parola giusta. - I can’t think of the right word off the cuff (or: off the top of my head).
Su due piedi, non mi ricordo il titolo del film. - On the spot, I don’t remember the name of the movie.
Su due piedi, direi che lei vuole una nuova borsa per Natale. - Off the cuff, I would say that she wants a new purse for Christmas.
Or, another way that you can use it to mean ‘on the spot’ might be:
Mi ha assunto su due piedi. - She hired me on the spot.
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[Italian Lesson] You put me on the spot!