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stick one's foot in it

stick one's foot in it verb: to put one's foot in it.

Verb

stick one's foot in it (third-person singular simple present sticks one's foot in it, present participle sticking one's foot in it, simple past and past participle stuck one's foot in it)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To put one's foot in it.
    • There’ll be little campaigning on the hustings this season. For a politician who cherishes the connect, social distancing could be politically fatal; but for Biden, it could be a gift. He’ll have fewer chances to get carried away as he speaks, to overhug, to stick his foot in it (and he’s done...2020 August 15, Jeniffer Senior, “Learning to Love Joe Biden”, in The New York Times
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic, African-American Vernacular) Used to indicate that something turned out delicious
    • This chili turned out fabulous! Joe really stuck his foot in it this time, didn't he?

Forms of stick one's foot in it

third-person singular presentsticks one's foot in it
present participlesticking one's foot in it
past participlestuck one's foot in it
paststuck one's foot in it
alternative formput one's foot in it
alternative formstick one's toe in it
alternative formput one's toe in it

Questions about stick one's foot in it

What does stick one's foot in it mean?
Stick one's foot in it means to put one's foot in it.
What part of speech is stick one's foot in it?
Stick one's foot in it is a verb.
What is the past tense of stick one's foot in it?
The past tense of stick one's foot in it is stuck one's foot in it.

Words near stick one's foot in it in the dictionary

  1. stick of furniture
  2. stick of gum
  3. stick on
  4. stick one on
  5. stick one's dick in crazy
  6. stick one's foot in it
  7. stick one's foot in one's mouth
  8. stick one's head in the sand
  9. stick one's neck out
  10. stick one's nose in
  11. stick one's nose into

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