perdre une belle occasion de se taire

French

Alternative forms

• manquer une belle occasion de se taire

Etymology

Literally, "to miss a fine opportunity to be silent."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁdʁ yn bɛl ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃ də s(ə) tɛʁ/

Verb

perdre une belle occasion de se taire

1. to put one's foot in one's mouth; to run one's mouth; to speak to one's detriment when one could have avoided commenting