put your foot in your mouth
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But being so guarded means that no one feels as if they really know you, which works until you put your foot in your mouth.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2021
Plus, as you continue to lose flexibility, it will be harder and harder to put your foot in your mouth, so you might as well stop trying now.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 3, 2017
You put your foot in your mouth at a meeting, wear shoes you regret by lunch, miss a friend’s birthday dinner and drop your phone in a puddle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2016
“Don’t put your foot in your mouth when you’re the face of the game and you just won the MVP,” Romo told the paper.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2016
This is where you put your foot in your mouth.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2012
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