イディオムテーマ: 体

put your foot in it

/ˌpʊt jə ˈfʊt ɪn ɪt/INFORMAL · B2
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直訳: «それに足を入れる»

意味

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

うっかり失言して人を困らせたり傷つけたりする.

例文

  1. 1I really put my foot in it when I asked Sam about his girlfriend — they'd just split up.
  2. 2Try not to put your foot in it by mentioning the surprise party.
  3. 3Tom put his foot in it by congratulating Maria on a promotion she hadn't got.
  4. 4Don't mention the exam results to Ben, or you'll put your foot in it.
  5. 5Aisha realised she'd put her foot in it when the whole room went silent after her joke.

文法

put は現在形・過去形・過去分詞が同じ形。-ing 形は putting。it はそのまま。your は変える:my、her。

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