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put foot in mouth
put one's foot in one's mouth
and put one's foot in it; stick one's foot in one's mouthFig. to say something that you regret; to say something stupid, insulting, or hurtful. When I told Ann that her hair was more beautiful than I had ever seen it, I really put my foot in my mouth. It was a wig. I put my foot in it by telling John's secret; he found out.
put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth
To make a tactless remark.