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:
- put on one's thinking cap
- shoot oneself in the foot
- find one's feet
- put weight on
- throw oneself at (someone's) feet
- wait on (someone) hand and foot
- knock (someone) off their feet
- put one's mind to (something)
- land on one's feet/both feet
- follow in (someone's) footsteps
- get to one's feet
- put one's hands on (something)
- put (someone's) nose out of joint
- put (lay) one's cards on the table
- regain one's feet