Meaning of foot-in-mouth disease | Babel Free
/ˈfʊɾ.ɪnˌmaʊθ dəzˈiz/Definitions
A tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.
humorous, idiomatic, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“They attempt to straddle all issues and, consequently, when a slip occurs, the result is foot-in-mouth disease.”
“Maybe you suffer from foot-in-mouth disease, too, at least occasionally. If so, then I expect you've also learned about the remedy.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.