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Put your foot in your mouth Meaning in English

expression

PUUT yoor FOOT in yoor MOWTH
PUUT yaw FOOT in yaw MOWTH

التعريف

To say something embarrassing, inappropriate, or wrong, especially without meaning to, often causing discomfort or awkwardness.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal expression. Common with 'I really put my foot in my mouth.' Used when someone accidentally says something rude or awkward. Not typically used in formal writing. Similar to 'make a faux pas' or 'say the wrong thing'.

Spanish: meter la pata - decir algo inapropiadoPortuguese (BR): dar um fora - falar algo inadequadoPortuguese (PT): dar um fora - dizer algo inapropriadoChinese (Simplified): 说错话 - 失言Chinese (Traditional): 說錯話 - 失言Hindi: गलती से कुछ बोल जानाArabic: يحرج نفسه بكلامه - يقول شيئًا غير مناسبBengali: বেফাঁস কথা বলা - মুখ ফসকে কিছু বলাRussian: ляпнуть лишнее - сказать глупостьJapanese: 失言する - うっかり余計なことを言うVietnamese: lỡ lời - nói điều không nên nóiKorean: 실언하다 - 말실수하다Turkish: pot kırmak - ağzından kaçırmak (laf)Urdu: غلط بات منہ سے نکل جانا - ان چاہی بات کرناIndonesian: keceplosan - mengatakan hal yang tidak pantas

جمل نموذجية

I put my foot in my mouth when I mentioned her age.

basic

He put his foot in his mouth at the meeting.

basic

Sometimes I put my foot in my mouth without realizing it.

basic

Wow, I really put my foot in my mouth talking to my boss just now.

natural

You shouldn’t have said that — you totally put your foot in your mouth.

natural

I always put my foot in my mouth when I get nervous around new people.

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