tråkke i salaten

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Literally, "to step in the salad".

Verb

tråkke i salaten (present tense tråkker i salaten, past tense tråkket i saleten)

1. (idiomatic) to put one's foot in one's mouth

   Petter tråkket virkelig i salaten under møtet.

   Petter really put his foot in his mouth during the meeting.