put your foot in it

Related to word: foot

Idiom

Definition

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

    不小心說出令他人尷尬或不悅的話。

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

      我在婚禮上問新娘是否懷孕時,真的說錯話了。

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

      我問他工作進展如何時說錯話了,他告訴我他被解僱了。

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

      我本想稱讚她的新髮型,卻說她看起來很累,真的說錯話了。