stick one's foot in it

verb

To put one's foot in it.

“This chili turned out fabulous! Joe really stuck his foot in it this time, didn't he?”

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Meanings

verbstick one's foot in it (third-person singular simple present sticks one's foot in it, present participle sticking one's foot in it, simple past and past participle stuck one's foot in it)

present singular third person sticks one's foot in it · participle present sticking one's foot in it · participle past stuck one's foot in it · past stuck one's foot in it · alternative put one's foot in it · alternative stick one's toe in it · alternative put one's toe in it

  1. figurativelyidiomaticTo put one's foot in it.
    1 more example

    There’ll be little campaigning on the hustings this season. For a politician who cherishes the connect, social distancing could be politically fatal; but for Biden, it could be a gift. He’ll have fewer chances to get carried away as he speaks, to overhug, to stick his foot in it (and he’s done quite a bit of that already).

    2020 August 15, Jeniffer Senior, “Learning to Love Joe Biden”, in The New York Times
  2. figurativelyidiomaticAfrican-American VernacularUsed to indicate that something turned out delicious

    This chili turned out fabulous! Joe really stuck his foot in it this time, didn't he?

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
put one's foot in one's mouth
Cite this entry
APA

stick one's foot in it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20foot%20in%20it

MLA

“stick one's foot in it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20foot%20in%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick one's foot in it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20foot%20in%20it.

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