put one's foot in one's mouth

Etymology
Attested from 1887; from earlier.

Verb

 * 1)  To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: zich verspreken
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: rumalusi rääkima
 * Finnish:, päästää sammakko suustaan
 * French: ,
 * German:, in die Pfanne treten
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: elszólja magát, baklövést követ el, kínos helyzetbe hozza magát,
 * Italian: fare una gaffe
 * Norman: mettre l'dé dans l'yi
 * Norwegian: tråkke i salaten
 * Polish: strzelać gafę, strzelić gafę
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: face o gafă, da cu bâta-n baltă, călca în străchini , da cu mucii în fasole
 * Russian: сморо́зить глу́пость,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: ляпнути дурню