put one's foot in one's mouth

English

Verb

put one’s foot in one’s mouth

1. (idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong.

   I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview.

Related terms

• foot-in-mouth disease

Translations

misspeak; say something embarrassing or wrong

• Dutch: zich (nl) verspreken (nl)
• Estonian: rumalusi rääkima (et)
• French: (colloquial) se prendre les pieds dans le tapis (fr)
• Russian: сморозить глупость

• Spanish: meter la pata (es)
• Swedish: trampa i klaveret (sv)
• Turkish: pot kırmak (tr), çam devirmek (tr), gaf yapmak (tr)