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
NicÉPhore	-	French
Belinha	-	Portuguese
Beata	be-AH-tah (Polish, German)	Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
PŘEmysl	-	Czech
Tenzin	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Lyndi	LIN-dee	English (Rare)