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puts one's foot in one's mouth

puts one's foot in one's mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's foot in one's mouth.

Meaning of put one's foot in one's mouth

Verb

put one's foot in one's mouth (third-person singular simple present puts one's foot in one's mouth, present participle putting one's foot in one's mouth, simple past and past participle put one's foot in one's mouth)

  1. (idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
    • I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview.

Questions about puts one's foot in one's mouth

What is puts one's foot in one's mouth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one's foot in one's mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's foot in one's mouth.

Words near puts one's foot in one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. puts one's finger on
  2. puts one's fist to
  3. puts one's foot down on
  4. puts one's foot down upon
  5. puts one's foot in it
  6. puts one's foot in one's mouth
  7. puts one's foot in someone's ass
  8. puts one's foot up someone's ass
  9. puts one's hand to
  10. puts one's hand to the plough
  11. puts one's hand up

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