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      [Idiom]  | "put one's foot in it" 


      1: to say something that causes someone to be embarrassed, upset, or hurt especially when the speaker did not expect that reaction

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       [ "put one's foot down" ]

      1: Take a firm stand. This idiom alludes to setting down one's foot firmly, representing a firm position. Late 1800s

        * e.g.,  ... put one's foot down 

       [ "put one's foot in one's mouth" ]

      1: To say something that one will regret,to make an error.

        * e.g.,  ... To put one's foot in one's mouth is the same as stepping in it. 

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