put (one's) foot in it

To unintentionally say something foolish, tactless, or offensive. Oh man, did I ever put my foot in it—I just congratulated Sarah's sister on being pregnant. She isn't. He just tends to put his foot in it when he's forced to speak for too long, so try to get him off stage as soon as possible.

you put your foot in it

A compliment about the food that someone else has prepared. Primarily heard in US. Wow, this is delicious—you put your foot in it!

See also: foot, put

See also:

put (one's) foot in it
put one's foot in it
put your foot in it
if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it
put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
foot in one's mouth, put one's
put one's foot in it/one's mouth, to
put foot in mouth
stick (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
foot-in-mouth disease

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