Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Foot in the mouth'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Foot in the mouth'.

A. A mouth injury

B. To eat

C. To speak clearly

D. To say something embarrassing or tactless

Answer: Option D

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It means to blunder verbally.

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B. To finish with and move on from something

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