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putting a foot wrong

putting a foot wrong is the present participle and gerund of put a foot wrong.

Meaning of put a foot wrong

Verb

put a foot wrong (third-person singular simple present puts a foot wrong, present participle putting a foot wrong, simple past and past participle put a foot wrong)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a mistake.

Questions about putting a foot wrong

What is putting a foot wrong the present participle and gerund of?
Putting a foot wrong is the present participle and gerund of put a foot wrong.

Words near putting a foot wrong in the dictionary

  1. putting a bug in someone's ear
  2. putting a cork in it
  3. putting a crimp in
  4. putting a damper on
  5. putting a dent in the universe
  6. putting a foot wrong
  7. putting a gun to someone's head
  8. putting a hat on a hat
  9. putting a hurt on
  10. putting a lid on
  11. putting a lid on it

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