put\ one's\ foot\ in\ one's\ mouth — • put one s foot in it • put one s foot in one s mouth v. phr. informal To speak carelessly and rudely; hurt another s feelings without intending to; make a rude mistake. He put his foot in it with his remark about self made men because Jones was … Словарь американских идиом
put one's foot in one's mouth — idi put one s foot in one s mouth, to make an embarrassing blunder … From formal English to slang
To put one's foot in one's mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put one's foot in one's mouth — verb To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong. I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview. See Also: foot in mouth disease … Wiktionary
foot in one's mouth — If you put your foot in your mouth, you do or say something that offends, upsets or embarrasses someone else. She really put her foot in her mouth when she mentioned the housewarming party Andy hadn t been invited! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put one's foot in one's mouth — say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation He really put his foot in his mouth when he told her about the surprise party … Idioms and examples
put one's foot in one's mouth — phrasal to make a tactless or embarrassing blunder … New Collegiate Dictionary
Put one's foot in one's mouth — make an embarrassing blunder … Dictionary of Australian slang
put one's foot in one's mouth — Australian Slang make an embarrassing blunder … English dialects glossary
To talk out of both sides of one's mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English