stick (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
stick (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
To unintentionally say something foolish, tactless, or offensive. He just tends to stick his foot in his mouth when he's forced to speak for too long, so try to get him off stage as soon as possible. Oh man, did I ever stick my foot in my mouth—I just congratulated Sarah's sister on being pregnant. She isn't.
See also: foot, mouth, stick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- foot in one's mouth, put one's
- put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
- put foot in mouth
- foot-in-mouth disease
- put one's foot in it
- put your foot in it
- put (one's) foot in it
- if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it
- drop a brick
- drop a brick/clanger