I have put my foot in it

[ratóncolorao]

Hello,

Is the above expression a synonym for "goof up a certain thing" or "screw it up"?

Thank you.

 

[5jj]

Hello,

Is the above expression a synonym for "goof up a certain thing" or "screw it up"?

Thank you.

In some ways. 'Put one's foot in it' is, though informal, acceptable in BrE in all but the most formal speech/writing, in my opinion. Your two expressions are definitely informal.

I believe it was the Duke of Edinburgh who invented the word 'dentapedology' as a mock-formal term to describe his habit of saying embarrassing things.

 

[TheParser]

Hello,

Is the above expression a synonym for "goof up a certain thing" or "screw it up"?

Thank you.

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


(1) You have probably heard about this, but just in case that you haven't ...


(2) A politician in the United States really put his foot in his mouth a few

days ago.

(a) He said, "I like to fire people!" [Dismiss people from their jobs.]

(b) He wanted to say "When people do not do a good job for us, we all should

have the right to fire them."

(c) But his political opponents are now saying: Mr. X is so cruel. He enjoys

firing people for no good reason. Don't vote for cruel Mr. X. Vote for us. We won't

fire you. We love you.