a banana skin

An action that results in an unforeseen and embarrassing mistake or problem. When Joe applied the latest software update, he had no idea what a banana skin it would be until after his company's entire network crashed.

a banana skin

(British)

something which causes or is very likely to cause embarrassing problems The new tax has proved to be a banana skin for the government.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tiffany	TIF-ə-nee	English
Kanda	-	Thai
SÉBastienne	-	French
&Aelig;&Thorn;Elr&Aelig;D	-	Anglo-Saxon
Meade	MEED	English (Rare)
Kimberly	['kimbəli]