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
Almudena	-	Spanish
Tanis	-	Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Randel	-	Medieval English
Pollie	PAHL-ee	English
Morris	MAWR-is (English)	English, Medieval English
Sappheire	-	Biblical Greek