drop a clanger en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal) To commit a conspicuous and embarrassing blunder or gaffe, for example by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
I dropped a clanger when I mentioned how well Mary's mother had been looking recently. I didn't know that she died two days ago.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drops a clanger | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dropping a clanger | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dropped a clanger | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dropped a clanger | Tense=Past | lexicographic |