1) In a difficult position 2) Marked for trouble 3) Then and there 4) There when needed 5) Under pressure 
[UK game show] On the Spot is a BBC National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 29 July 2000 to 2 September 2000. The programme was hosted by Des O`Connor. ==Ratings== Episode Viewing figures from BARB. ...[game show] On the Spot was an American game show produced by and broadcast on KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon as a daily series from September 1984 to October 1988. Newscaster Larry Blackmar was host, while local disc-jockey Michael Bailey announced. The series was based on an original concept created by Douglas K. Vernon, who at the time was a...
[adv] - in a difficult situation 2. [adv] - at the place in question 3. [adv] - without delay or immediately
adverb without delay or immediately; `we hired her on the spot`; `thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot`