put your foot in it

/ˌpʊt jə ˈfʊt ɪn ɪt/INFORMAL · B2
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字面意思: «把腳踩進去»

意思

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

無意中說錯話,讓人尷尬或難過.

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.

文法

put 的原形、過去式和過去分詞形式相同,-ing 形式為 putting。it 保持不變。your 隨主詞變化:my、her。

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