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