| Russian | English |
| поставить в безвыходное положение | squeeze someone against the wall (Andrey Truhachev) |
| поставить кого-либо в безвыходное положение | have someone coming and going (joyand) |
| поставить в безвыходное положение | corner |
| поставить кого-либо в безвыходное положение | hold a pistol to head (If someone holds a gun to your head or puts a gun to your head, they force you to do something by threatening very bad consequences if you do not do it.: If someone holds a gun to your head or puts a gun to your head, they force you to do something by threatening very bad consequences if you do not do it.  thefreedictionary.com) |
| поставить в вину | put the blame on (someone Andrey Truhachev) |
| поставить в вину | pin the blame for something on (someone Andrey Truhachev) |
| поставить в вину | lay something at someone's door (Andrey Truhachev) |
| поставить в глупое, смешное положение | leave holding the bag ("Take your hand off me!" "Sure, just relax," Wade said. "I have a good idea, Doctor. Why don't you see a good doctor?" Somebody laughed loudly. Loring tensed like an animal all set to spring. Wade sensed it and neatly turned his back and moved away. Which left Dr. Loring holding the bag. If he went after Wade, he would look sillier than he looked now. There was nothing for him to do but leave, and he did it. (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| поставить в неловкое положение | score points off (someone SirReal) |
| поставить в неловкое положение | land someone in the doghouse (Firiel) |
| поставить кого-либо в неловкое положение | do a number on someone (She really did a number on her old boyfriend, making him beg her to come back and then turning him down. Val_Ships) |
| поставить в тяжёлое положение | put somebody the in cart (Lena Fontaine and Huckaby had put them in the cart. – Лена Фонтен и Хакеби поставили их в тяжёлое положение./ В. Локк "Клементина Уинг" Bobrovska) |
| поставить кого-либо в уязвимое положение | put someone over a barrel (joyand) |
| поставить на место, унизив и/или загнав в угол | cut off at the knees (Quibbler) |
