put one's foot in one's mouth
попасть впросак, "сесть в лужу"
He was afraid lest he should put his foot in his mouth, so he decided to keep silent.
Другие идиомы:
- light on one's feet
- put a bug in (someone's) ear
- play footsie (with someone)
- get to one's feet
- follow in (someone's) footsteps
- put the cat among the pigeons
- think on one's feet
- have a foot in both camps
- back on one's feet
- put one's mind to (something)
- start off on the wrong foot
- set foot (somewhere)
- put flesh on (something)
- put (someone's) eye out
- get off on the wrong foot