stick one's foot in one's mouth

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stick one's foot in one's mouth

verb sticks one's foot in one's mouth · sticking one's foot in one's mouth · stuck one's foot in one's mouth

  1. idiomatic To put one's foot in one's mouth.

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@misc{stick_one_s_foot_in_one_s_mouth_2026,
  title = {stick one's foot in one's mouth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stick%20one's%20foot%20in%20one's%20mouth},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}