[IDIOMS] : "PUT YOUR FOOT IN YOUR MOUTH"

PUT YOUR FOOT IN YOUR MOUTH

Meaning:

Say something that you regret; to say something stupid, insulting, or hurtful. 

= lỡ lời; lỡ miệng; buột miệng nói bậy; ăn nói kém suy nghĩ

Examples:

1. I really "put my foot in my mouth" when I asked her how her husband was. I forgot that he died last year. 

(Tôi lỡ lời khi hỏi chồng bà ấy khoẻ không. Tôi quên mất rằng ống ấy đã mất hồi năm ngoái.)

2. When I told Ann that her hair was more beautiful than I had ever seen it, I really ''put my foot in my mouth''. It was a wig. 

(Khi bảo Ann tóc nàng đẹp chưa từng thấy, tôi quả đã lỡ lời. Tóc đó là tóc giả.)

3. (Seeing Mary is larger than normal)

John: So, when is the baby due?

Mary: I'm not pregnant!

(John just put his foot in his mouth)

(Thấy Mary béo hơn thường khi)

John: Khi nào sinh bé đấy.

Mary: Tớ có bầu đâu!

(John vừa lỡ lời)