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put your foot in your mouth

put your foot in your mouth
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t yoo r, yawr, yohr foo t in yoo r, yawr, yohr noun mouth]
    • /pʊt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr fʊt ɪn yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr noun maʊθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t yoo r, yawr, yohr foo t in yoo r, yawr, yohr noun mouth]
    • /pʊt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr fʊt ɪn yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr noun maʊθ/

Definitions of put your foot in your mouth words

  • noun plural put your foot in your mouth (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 1
  • noun plural put your foot in your mouth (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 1
  • noun plural put your foot in your mouth such a part considered as the organ of locomotion. 1
  • noun plural put your foot in your mouth a unit of length, originally derived from the length of the human foot. It is divided into 12 inches and equal to 30.48 centimeters. Abbreviation: ft., f. 1
  • noun plural put your foot in your mouth foot soldiers; infantry. 1
  • noun plural put your foot in your mouth walking or running motion; pace: swift of foot. 1
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Origin of put your foot in your mouth

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English fōt; cognate with German Fuss; akin to Latin pēs (stem ped-), Greek poús (stem pod-)

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Parts of speech for Put your foot in your mouth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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put your foot in your mouth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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