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stick one's foot in it en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To put one's foot in it.
    • There’ll be little campaigning on the hustings this season. For a politician who cherishes the connect, social distancing could be politically fatal; but for Biden, it could be a gift. He’ll have fewer chances to get carried away as he speaks, to overhug, to stick his foot in it (and he’s done quite a bit of that already). 2020 August 15, Jeniffer Senior, “Learning to Love Joe Biden”, in The New York Times:
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic, of food, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) Used to indicate that something turned out delicious
    • This chili turned out fabulous! Joe really stuck his foot in it this time, didn't he?

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stuck one's foot in it Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stuck one's foot in it Tense=Past lexicographic
put one's toe in it alternative lexicographic
sticking one's foot in it Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put one's foot in it alternative lexicographic
stick one's toe in it alternative lexicographic
sticks one's foot in it Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic