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put one's foot in one's mouth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
put one's -foot in one's -mouth
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Attested from 1887; from earlier put one's foot in it.

Inflected Forms

puts one's foot in one's mouth (present, singular) putting one's foot in one's mouth (participle, present)

Phrases

foot-in-mouth disease a closed mouth gathers no feet

Frequently Paired Words

foot-in-mouth disease a closed mouth gathers no feet

Synonyms

put one's foot in it stick one's foot in one's mouth stick one's foot in it

Questions

What does put one's foot in one's mouth mean?
To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
Where does put one's foot in one's mouth come from?
Attested from 1887; from earlier put one's foot in it.

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