"stick your foot in your mouth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 说错话
• 说些尴尬的话

Definition

无意中说出令人尴尬或不合适的话，通常是不经思考就说出来的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是个非正式表达，用于形容无意中说了令人尴尬或失礼的话。常用于社交错误。与“说错话”类似，不可直译。

Examples

I really stuck my foot in my mouth at dinner when I mentioned her ex-boyfriend.

晚餐时我**说错话了**，提到了她的前男友。

Try not to stick your foot in your mouth during your interview.

面试时尽量别**说错话**。

He stuck his foot in his mouth and made everyone uncomfortable.

他**说错话了**，让大家都不舒服。

Wow, I totally stuck my foot in my mouth with that comment about her haircut.

哇，我刚才对她发型的评论真是**说错话了**。

Whenever I'm nervous, I always end up sticking my foot in my mouth.

我一紧张就总是**说错话**。

She didn't mean to offend anyone—she just stuck her foot in her mouth.

她不是故意冒犯谁的——只是**说错话了**而已。