put your foot in it

Related to word: foot

Idiom

Definition

  1. To inadvertently say something that causes embarrassment or offense to someone.

    • I really put my foot in it when I asked the bride if she was pregnant at the wedding.

    • I put my foot in it when I asked him how his work was going, and he told me that he had been fired.

    • I really put my foot in it when I meant to compliment her new hairstyle but ended up saying she looked tired.