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put one's foot in one's mouth en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Attested from 1887; from earlier put one's foot in it.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
   • I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview.

Forms

Relateds

a closed mouth gathers no feet · foot-in-mouth disease

Synonyms

stick one's foot in it · put one's foot in it · stick one's foot in one's mouth

Translations (37)

tr pot kırmak (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · ro da cu mucii în fasole (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · et rumalusi rääkima (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · pt pôr a pata na poça (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · fi mokata (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · ru сморо́зить глу́пость (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · ro da cu bâta-n baltă (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · nl zich verspreken (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · cmn 失言 (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · it fare una gaffe (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · es orinar fuera del guacal (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · sv trampa i klaveret (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · fr se prendre les pieds dans le tapis (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · ru оговори́ться (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · pt meter a pata na poça (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · pl strzelać gafę (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · ro face o gafă (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · es mear fuera del tiesto (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · pl strzelić gafę (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · uk ляпнути дурню (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · cmn 自討沒趣 /自讨没趣 (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · nrf mettre l'dé dans l'yi (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · es meter la pata (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · tr çam devirmek (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · hu elszólja magát (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · de ins Fettnäpfchen treten (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · no tråkke i salaten (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · pt pagar mico (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · ro călca în străchini (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · cmn 自掘墳墓 /自掘坟墓 (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · fi päästää sammakko suustaan (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · hu akasztott ember házában kötelet emleget (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · hu baklövést követ el (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · fr mettre les pieds dans le plat (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · tr gaf yapmak (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · hu kínos helyzetbe hozza magát (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) · de in die Pfanne treten (say or do something embarrassing or wrong)