put your foot in it (peut yeur fout ine it)

Idiom Mistake

Signification

to say something embarrassing or inappropriate by mistake

dire quelque chose d’embarrassant ou d’inapproprié par erreur (dir kelk shoza dambarasang ou dinapropiye par error)

"I really put my foot in it when I asked about her ex-husband."

"J’ai vraiment mis les pieds dans le plat quand j’ai parlé de son ex-mari." (zhe vraiment mi le pye dan le pla kan zhe parle de son ex mari)

to be firm and tough in negotiation

to relax after a period of hard work

to be more successful or prepared than others

to discuss something thoroughly

political activities that are considered dishonest or unethi...

Involving serious risk or significant consequences.