put a foot wrong

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Definition of put a foot wrong

: to make a mistake He never put a foot wrong during the campaign.

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“Put a foot wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20foot%20wrong. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.

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