meter la pata

meter la pata
meter la pata
familiar to put one's foot in it
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to put one's foot in it
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(v.) = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder
Ex. The article 'Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious.
Ex. All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
Ex. She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.
Ex. She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.
Ex. In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.
Ex. She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.
Ex. Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.
Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
Ex. He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
Ex. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.
Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say.
Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
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(v.) = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder

Ex: The article 'Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious.

Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.
Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.
Ex: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.
Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.
Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.
Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.
Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say.
Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.


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