put your foot in it

含义

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

无意中说错话，让人尴尬或难过.

例句

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.

语法

put 的原形、过去式和过去分词形式相同，-ing 形式为 putting。it 保持不变。your 随主语变化：my、her。