"put your foot in your mouth" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 說錯話
• 失言

Definition

不小心說出讓人尷尬、不合時宜或錯誤的話，常常引起不適或尷尬局面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達。常用於描述說錯話導致尷尬或冒犯的情景。見於口語對話，不適用於正式場合。近似於「說漏嘴」、「失言」。

Examples

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

我提到她的年齡時，**說錯話**了。

He put his foot in his mouth at the meeting.

他在會議上**說錯話**了。

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

有時我**說錯話**而沒有意識到。

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

哇，剛纔跟老闆說話時我真的**說錯話**了。

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

你不該說那句話——你完全**說錯話**了。

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

我每次在新朋友面前緊張時都會**說錯話**。