trampa i klaveret

Swedish

Etymology

Literally "step in the keyboard instrument." Compare put a foot wrong.

Verb

trampa i klaveret (present trampar i klaveret, preterite trampade i klaveret, supine trampat i klaveret, imperative trampa i klaveret)

(idiomatic) to make a (social) blunder, to make a faux pas, e.g. put one's foot in one's mouth

See also

klavertramp (“a (social) blunder, a faux pas”)

References

klaver in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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