“Put your foot in your mouth”可不是“要把脚放进嘴里”！

foot是“脚”，mouth是“嘴巴”

但“Put my foot in my mouth”可不是“要把脚放进嘴里”！

1put one's foot in one's mouth

put one's foot in one's mouth是一个地道英语俚语

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先来看看英文词典的解释：

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

即：无意中说出让人尴尬（或生气）的话

也就是“说错话”

例： Do you remember what you said last weekend? You really put your foot in your mouth.你还记得上周末你说的话吗？你真的说错话了。

2word-of-mouth

word除了“字”，还有“话语；说的话”的意思

word-of-mouth

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口头的；口传的

例：The restaurant established its reputation by word of mouth. 餐馆因为良好的口碑而享有盛誉。

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down in the mouth

be down in the mouth = to be sad

意思是：神色沮丧，垂头丧气

例：He was down in the mouth after being defeated in the game.输了比赛后，他垂头丧气。

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