Of course, first we have to understand the old, English cliché "Putting your foot in it", which is used to indicate an unintentional blunder. From this, it is a small step to understanding fully the significance of "Opening one's mouth only to put one's foot in it."
Hence we arrive at the delightfully succinct description "He/She has a foot shaped mouth"... There must be some interesting equivalent phrases in other languages, which I'd love to hear, if any reader can supply them!
The sunshine of our love hides behind clouds of mis-communication. Once the raindrop tears have washed the skies, then perhaps there will be chance of rainbows.
rainbows bring hope, and hope-fully beyond the miscommunication it can be found...nice jinksy
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Lately, I am learning that I absolutely cannot read minds and cannot possibly know what someone thinks or feels unless that someone tells me. And vice versa. Kind of liberating.
ReplyDeleteNever heard that expression before, but I really like it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great line. Thanks for playing along with the Sunday 160.
ReplyDeleteMy father had a foot-shaped mouth , bless him .
ReplyDeleteBeaming wirh approval at a particularly blossoming , buxom young lady from the village , he was heard , by my alarmed mother , to say , "Don't you look well ! I can't understand young girls determination to look fashionably thin these days . If only they could see how much nicer you look ."
A heart of gold but no tact at all .
This is so beautiful indeed Jinksy Dear!
ReplyDeleteThank you for explaining the phrase here..
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Dear inksy,
ReplyDeleteThat's new to me. And I don't know a German equivalent (in English I think of dear Hyacinth Bucket's - errg, sorry: Bouquét - calling Elizabeth "all thumbs") We might say, somebody is a "Trampel", meaning someone who behaves like an elephant in a porcellain shop - tactless and clumsy.
Oh - so absorbed - trying to get foot into mouth - then it happened: swallowed the "J" of your pen name :-)
ReplyDeleteThat 'foot-shaped mouth' saying must be typical English slang Pen. I have never heard of it. Can't think of any of ours at the moment. I guess we take our slang so much for granted we don't even know we are using it - Dave
ReplyDelete~As one who lives with a foot-shaped mouth, I know only too well the pitfalls, and scarce pleasures of doing so...
ReplyDeleteLa Jinks, I see you now have 2 blogs, and that you are very, very busy. I wonder how you find time to breathe, never mind being so wonderfully creative as you are - So beautiful here and at the poetry blog - Such a talent, you have - Sending you love x
It is in the nature of speech that expressions are contracted but I rather like this one.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard the foot-shaped mouth version. We say, "put your foot in your mouth" or, "Open mouth, insert foot...."
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