put one's foot in one's mouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.

En-au-put one's foot in one's mouth.ogg

put one's foot in one's mouth puts one's foot in one's mouth putting one's foot in one's mouth

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

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

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

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