put your foot in it

뜻

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

무심코 말실수를 해서 남을 난처하게 하거나 속상하게 하다.

예문

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.

문법

put은 현재형, 과거형, 과거분사가 모두 같다. -ing 형은 putting이다. it은 바뀌지 않는다. your는 my, her 등으로 바뀐다.