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:
- wait on (someone) hand and foot
- put words into (someone's) mouth
- take a load off one's feet
- put on one's thinking cap
- have a lead foot
- put (someone) through
- put two and two together
- put some teeth into (something)
- put one's head in a noose
- put in one's two cents (worth)
- have a foot in both camps
- put (someone) on hold
- follow in (someone's) footsteps
- get cold feet
- have one foot in the grave