Korean Dictionary

How to say “Put Your Foot in Your Mouth” in Korean

말실수하다

Malsilsuhada

IntermediateIdioms & Proverbs

Usage & Context

Putting your foot in your mouth means saying something embarrassing or inappropriate by mistake. This is expressed in Korean as mal-silsu meaning a verbal mistake.

Example Sentence

모르고 말실수를 해서 상대방이 기분 나빠했어요.

I unknowingly put my foot in my mouth and the other person was upset.

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