mettre les pieds dans le plat

/mɛtʁ le pje dɑ̃ lə pla/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
met les pieds dans le plat
past
a mis les pieds dans le plat
perfect
mis les pieds dans le plat

Meaning

  1. to put one's foot in it

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does mettre les pieds dans le plat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a encore mis les ___ dans le plat pendant le dîner.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre les pieds dans le plat?

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