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MUSCOVITE Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Put my foot in my mouth

Hello,

If you could help me? I am looking for idioms that are identical ( or close enough ) to "put one's foot in one's mouth" in meaning.

Kind regards

muscovite
  

Top answer

The one which i know is "eat one's words" Regards

  • The one which i know is "eat one's words" Regards
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The one which i know is "eat one's words"
Regards
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"Eat one's words" is not similar in meaning to "put one's foot in one's mouth" -- although if you put your foot in your mouth (say something really inappropriate or awkward) you might eventually have to eat your words (humbly retract something you proclaimed confidently).
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Hi

Depending on context - let the cat out of the bag - would work
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Hi,
While it is not an idiom in English, the French faux pas [= false step] meaning a blunder in manners could be used in place of 'put one's foot in one's mouth'.

TrysB
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Many thanks to all of you Teachers for your input!

muscovite
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you "put your foot in your mouth" when you say something that causes an embarrassing situation, or that makes a person feel embarrassed.

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