ins Fettnäpfchen treten

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “to step into the small dubbin-containing bowl”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɪns ˈfɛtnɛpfçən ˈtreːtn̩] === Verb === ins Fettnäpfchen treten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt ins Fettnäpfchen, past tense trat ins Fettnäpfchen, past participle ins Fettnäpfchen getreten, past subjunctive träte ins Fettnäpfchen, auxiliary sein) (idiomatic) to put one's foot in one's mouth ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ins Fettnäpfchen treten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ins Fettnäpfchen treten” in OpenThesaurus.de