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put your foot in it

idiom/pʊt jʊr fʊt ɪn ɪt/

to say something inappropriate that causes embarrassment or offense

She put her foot in it by mentioning his ex-girlfriend in front of his new partner.

word origin — A British 19th-century expression — putting one's foot into something muddy or unpleasant by accident.