meter la pata — meaning in English

English meaning

• blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
• flub noun An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
• fumble verb To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.

Senses

meter la pata is used for these senses in English:

• blunder (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]
• drop the ball (idiomatic) To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.
• flub (transitive) To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.
• fumble (transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly.
• put one's foot in one's mouth (idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
• screw the pooch (idiomatic) to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
• screw up (intransitive, colloquial) To blunder; to make a mistake.

blunder — full definition

1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

flub — full definition

1. noun An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
2. noun A fold of fat.

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