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Definition 2024

put_a_foot_wrong

put a foot wrong

English

Verb

put a foot wrong

(idiomatic) To make a mistake.

Usage notes

This phrase is nearly always used in the negative with never put a foot wrong.

Translations

make a mistake

Danish: træde i spinaten (step into the spinach)
French: faire un faux pas (fr)
Swedish: trampa i klaveret (sv) (step into the accordion), göra ett klavertramp (Wikiquote)