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put your foot in it
(mainly US put your foot in your mouth) informalDefinition
C2 to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone: I really put my foot in it with Alison. I had no idea she was divorced.Making mistakes
(Definition of put your foot in it from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Making mistakes
Synonyms and related words:
- balls (sth) up phrasal verb
- blunder verb (MISTAKE)
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- boob verb
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