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Ins Fettnäpfchen treten

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MoniqueMaRie
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Ins Fettnäpfchen treten

Post by MoniqueMaRie »

I found "to blunder" as a translation as well as "to put one's foot in one's mouth"

Fett = fat, grease
Näpfchen = a little cup or saucer

So: a "Fettnäpfchen" is something you would not want to step into: it gets quite slippery if you do.

Meaning: to say something inappropiate

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