Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick one's foot in it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: stick- one's -foot in it
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put one's foot in it.

verb

Used to indicate that something turned out delicious

Example Sentences

"There’ll be little campaigning on the hustings this season. For a politician who cherishes the connect, social distancing could be politically fatal; but for Biden, it could be a gift. He’ll have fewer chances to get carried away as he speaks, to overhug, to stick his foot in it (and he’s done quite a bit of that already)."
"This chili turned out fabulous! Joe really stuck his foot in it this time, didn't he?"

Inflected Forms

sticks one's foot in it (present, singular) sticking one's foot in it (participle, present) stuck one's foot in it (participle, past) stuck one's foot in it (past) put one's foot in it (alternative) stick one's toe in it (alternative) put one's toe in it (alternative)

Questions

What does stick one's foot in it mean?: To put one's foot in it.

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