Say something foolish, embarrassing, or tactless. For example, Jane _____ when she called him by her first husband's name.
put you foot in your mouth
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explode; loose one's temper
blow up
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to read or study (something) very carefully He ______ the map for hours.
pore over
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reveal or divulge information to someone. "she knows a lot more than she ________."
let on
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to succeed in avoiding punishment for something: "If I thought I could _________h it, I wouldn't pay my taxes at all".
get away with
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enter or open a place, vehicle, or container forcibly, especially for the purposes of theft.
break into
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to see, hear, or understand someone or something with difficulty E.g. "I can just _____ a few words ___ on this page." ; "I couldn’t _____ what he was saying."; "Can you ____ a face here on the photograph?"
make out
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to hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times They threatened to ___ me __ if I didn’t give them my wallet.
beat up
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Interrupt. When you prevent someone from continuing what they are saying, you ___ this person ___.
cut off
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to compensate for something you did. We all had to do extra work to ____ for Harry, who was very tired from being out late the night before. - We will certainly ____ what we failed to do.