每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)：Put one's foot in one's mouth 說(shuō)錯(cuò)話
2023-11-28 13:31:53 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
foot是腳，mouth是嘴巴，put one's foot in one's mouth字面意思把腳放嘴巴里，引申為說(shuō)話很不得體；說(shuō)錯(cuò)話；失言；說(shuō)傻話。
【例句】
When I told Lucy that her hair was more beautiful than I had ever seen it, however, I really put my foot in my mouth because it was a wig.
我告訴露西她的頭發(fā)是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最漂亮了。不過(guò)，我真的說(shuō)錯(cuò)話了，因?yàn)槟鞘且豁敿侔l(fā)。
Sorry, I really put my foot in my mouth at the wedding.
對(duì)不起，我真的在婚禮上說(shuō)錯(cuò)話了。