drop a clanger

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To commit a conspicuous and embarrassing blunder or gaffe, for example by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. informal
    — I dropped a clanger when I mentioned how well Mary's mother had been looking recently. I didn't know that she died two days ago.

词形变化

drops a clanger present,singular,third-person dropping a clanger participle,present dropped a clanger participle,past dropped a clanger past
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