“Put your foot in your mouth”
Communication정의
실수로 당황스럽거나 눈치 없는 말을 하다.
English: To say something embarrassing or tactless by accident.
예문
예문들
1 / 2“I put my foot in my mouth when I asked why he had left his old job.”
그가 예전 직장을 그만둔 이유를 물어보다가 실수로 무례한 말을 해버렸어요.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I put my foot in my mouth when I asked why he had left his old job.Compare with the original example
I put my foot in my mouth when I asked why he had left his old job.
그가 예전 직장을 그만둔 이유를 물어보다가 실수로 무례한 말을 해버렸어요.
Write a two-line conversation using “Put your foot in your mouth”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary자주 묻는 질문
- What does "Put your foot in your mouth" mean?
- "Put your foot in your mouth" means 실수로 당황스럽거나 눈치 없는 말을 하다.
- How do you use "Put your foot in your mouth" in a sentence?
- Example: "I put my foot in my mouth when I asked why he had left his old job."
- Should I interpret "Put your foot in your mouth" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.