“Put your foot in your mouth”
Communication定義
不小心說了些尷尬或不得體的話。
English: To say something embarrassing or tactless by accident.
例句
範例
1 / 2“I put my foot in my mouth when I asked why he had left his old job.”
我問他為什麼離開原來的工作時，不小心說了一些不合時宜的話。
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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.
我問他為什麼離開原來的工作時，不小心說了一些不合時宜的話。
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?
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- What does "Put your foot in your mouth" mean?
- "Put your foot in your mouth" means 不小心說了些尷尬或不得體的話。.
- 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.