"put your foot in it" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 说错话
• 闹笑话

Definition

无意中说了尴尬或不合适的话，让别人不舒服或生气。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是英式口语表达，美国常用'put your foot in your mouth'。常用于无意间说错话、让场面尴尬。多为非正式场合使用。

Examples

I really put my foot in it when I mentioned her ex-boyfriend.

我提到她的前男友时，真的**说错话**了。

Be careful not to put your foot in it at the meeting.

开会时要小心，别**说错话**。

He didn't mean to put his foot in it; he just wasn't thinking.

他不是故意**说错话**的，只是没想那么多。

Oops, I just put my foot in it—I forgot Sarah doesn't eat meat.

哎呀，我刚刚**说错话**了——我忘了莎拉不吃肉。

Every time I try to help, I end up putting my foot in it.

每次我想帮忙，总会**闹笑话**。

I definitely put my foot in it by talking about vacations when she just lost her job.

她刚丢了工作，我却聊起度假，真的**说错话**了。