put one's foot in it

Make a blunder, as in I didn't know it was a surprise party; I guess I put my foot in it. This expression presumably alludes to setting one's foot down in mud or excrement. [Late 1700s] Also see foot in one's mouth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ione	ie-O-nee (English), IE-o-nee (English), ie-ON (English)	Greek Mythology, English
Zaid	-	Arabic
Garry	['gæri]
Jyrki	YUYR-kee	Finnish
Moriah	mo-RIE-ə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Modern)
Pettit	['petit]