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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
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Please clarify me this slang phrase.

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00I apologize for this spamming, but I'm curious as 00squirrel...05000. I hope you don't mind. All right, back to the point. Please what does it mean if I say that someone in a particular situation "01u01b00did step in it02b02u00" ? I didn't find the exact definition of this phrase, so that's why I'm asking. 02br
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01i00- Definitely, Obama 01u01b00did step in it02b02u00 when he started acting like a guilty party; however, the media is complicit in feeling the need to run to his defense.02i02br
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01i00- Bush really 01u01b00did step in it02b02u00, big time. Talking about projection, I'm just waiting for the wingnuts to start using the word 'Manchurian candidate' to describe Obama. 02i02br
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01i00- You 01b01u00did step in it02u02b00, and it blew back on you.02i02br
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00My bet is that 01u00did step in it02u00 = 01u00screw something.02u00It's new phrase for me, so I would like to have an confirmation from you.02br
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00Please it that correct? Does it have other meanings?02br
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00Many thanks for clarification.02br
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00regards02br
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Top answer

12blockquote 10You're pretty much right. It means to make an embarrassing and public mistake. 02br 00Note that it doesn't have to be "did step in it".

  • 12blockquote 10You're pretty much right.
  • It means to make an embarrassing and public mistake.
  • 02br 00Note that it doesn't have to be "did step in it".
  • 02i 02br 01i 00Bush really 01u 01b 00did step in it02b 02u 00, big time.
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01cite10JCDenton12cite10My bet is that 11u10did step in it12u10 = 11u10***** something.12u10It's new phrase for me, so I would like to have an confirmation from you.12blockquote
10You're pretty much right. It means to make an embarrassing and public mistake. I checked several on-
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0Think of the things you can step in - say, in a cow pasture or in a place where people walk their dogs. That "stuff" you step in is the stuff we're talking about stepping in - on a metaphorical level, of course.0-
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0 "It" is that brown-to-yellowish stuff that you step in on a farm or after someone has not curbed and cleaned up after the dog he or she was walking. "It" is difficult to remove from the shoes, and the process is not pleasant, usually rather smelly. 0-
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0thank you very much!0-

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