CULTURETECHLENSput your foot in it
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Combined Graph record U-00805 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0404. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms (fetched in full): 'you put your foot in it — A compliment about the food that someone else has prepared. Primarily heard in US. "Wow, this is delicious — you put your foot in it!"' The same page's other entries cover the distinct general sense 'put one's foot in it = make a blunder' (American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: late 1700s; Collins COBUILD). Matches stored meaning 'cooked it deliciously' and era_note 'Southern cooking praise'.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms (fetched in full): 'you put your foot in it — A compliment about the food that someone else has prepared. Primarily heard in US. "Wow, this is delicious — you put your foot in it!"' The same page's other entries cover the distinct general sense 'put one's foot in it = make a blunder' (American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: late 1700s; Collins COBUILD). Matches stored meaning 'cooked it deliciously' and era_note 'Southern cooking praise'.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms (fetched in full): 'you put your foot in it — A compliment about the food that someone else has prepared. Primarily heard in US. "Wow, this is delicious — you put your foot in it!"' The same page's other entries cover the distinct general sense 'put one's foot in it = make a blunder' (American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: late 1700s; Collins COBUILD). Matches stored meaning 'cooked it deliciously' and era_note 'Southern cooking praise'.
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