失言|put one's foot in one's mouth

不小心說錯話，可以用 put one's foot in one's mouth 表達，這句俚語也有以下的變體：put one's foot in it 以及 stick one's foot in one's mouth，注意這些俚語中使用單數 foot 即可。

名詞片語 slip of the tongue 也是「失言」，slip 指「失足、滑倒」，讓舌頭不小心滑倒就是指說錯話了。

例句：

1. I really put my foot in my mouth when I asked if his wife was his daughter.
   我問他老婆是不是他女兒，真是說錯話了。
2. After Dan called his girlfriend by his ex's name, he apologized for his slip of the tongue.
   丹不小心把現任女友叫成前女友，他為自己的失言道歉。

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