put a foot wrong

verb

To make a mistake.

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Meanings

verbput a foot wrong (third-person singular simple present puts a foot wrong, present participle putting a foot wrong, simple past and past participle put a foot wrong)

present singular third person puts a foot wrong · participle present putting a foot wrong

  1. idiomaticTo make a mistake.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
make a mistakemuck upscrew up

Translations

Danish træde i spinaten
  • træde i spinatenmake a mistake
Finnish tehdä virhe
  • tehdä virhemake a mistake
French faire un faux pas, faire un pas de travers
  • faire un faux pasmake a mistake
  • faire un pas de traversmake a mistake
Polish być w błędzie
  • być w błędziemake a mistake
Swedish trampa i klaveret
  • trampa i klaveretmake a mistake
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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