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Also an expression used to compliment someone on their fine cooking!

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What is the origin of Put his foot in his mouth?

Actually this is an idiom, it means To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong. ex:- I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview.


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What is the origin of put your best foot forward?

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What does the phrase to put your foot in it mean?

The full idiom is "to put your foot in your mouth." It means that you have accidentally said something really embarrassing. An example would be if you told a friend "Those children are really behaving badly -- their parents must not discipline them at all" and then you found out that the kids were your friend's children! That would be "putting your foot in your mouth" or "putting your foot in it."


Where did the foot in measurements come from?

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Is it true The knee is distal to the foot?

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What do you do to a dog who peed on your foot?

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What is the origin of the foot measurement?

A long time ago a king wanted to see how long his foot was. His foot was exactly 12 feet long so he called that a foot.