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121put one's foot in it — ► put one s foot in it informal say or do something tactless or embarrassing. Main Entry: ↑foot …
122foot-in-mouth — /foot n mowth /, adj. (of a statement) inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent. [1965 70; from idiomatic phrase put one s foot in one s mouth] * * * foot in mouth «FUT ihn MOWTH», adjective. Informal. characteristic of a person who makes very… …
123Put-in-Bay — (po͝ot ĭn bāʹ) A bay of western Lake Erie in an island off Ohio. The U.S. Navy under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated a British fleet here on September 10, 1813, in the War of 1812. * * * ▪ Ohio, United States village, Ottawa county, northern… …
124put the brakes on someone — put the brakes on (someone/something) to slow or stop the progress of someone or something. People who live here want to put the brakes on plans to build so many new houses. More than a foot of snow on the ground put the brakes on travel in the… …
125put the brakes on something — put the brakes on (someone/something) to slow or stop the progress of someone or something. People who live here want to put the brakes on plans to build so many new houses. More than a foot of snow on the ground put the brakes on travel in the… …
126put the brakes on — (someone/something) to slow or stop the progress of someone or something. People who live here want to put the brakes on plans to build so many new houses. More than a foot of snow on the ground put the brakes on travel in the region …
127Foot roasting — is a method of torture.In one version of foot roasting, the prisoner was immobilized on his back and his bare feet were imprisoned in a stocks of wood or iron. The soles of his feet were smeared with lard and slowly barbecued over red hot coals.… …
128foot-in-mouth — /foot n mowth /, adj. (of a statement) inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent. [1965 70; from idiomatic phrase put one s foot in one s mouth] * * * …
