What Does Put Your Foot In Your Mouth Mean

If you put your foot in your mouth you say something stupid or embarrassing.

Some sources suggest that it is derived from to put one s foot in it. Commit a blunder or indiscretion. Oh man did i ever put my foot in my mouth i just congratulated sarah s sister on being pregnant. He just tends to put his foot in his mouth when he s forced to speak for too long so try to get him off stage as soon as possible.

Put your foot in it or put your foot in your mouth say or do something tactless or embarrassing. Put your foot in your mouth meaning. Put one s foot in one s mouth to unintentionally say something foolish tactless or offensive. This expression first appeared in the late 1800s.

Meaning of put your foot in your mouth to say or do something that offends upsets or embarrasses someone else. To say or do something that. To say something embarrassing or inconsiderate especially at an inappropriate moment. 1992 deirdre madden remembering light stone as the evening went on and people made a point of not talking to me i realized that i d put my foot in it.

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Origin of foot in mouth. Foot in mouth meaning. Another common way to say this is to put one s foot in one s mouth. Body and bodily functions idioms similar to put your foot in your mouth.