drop a clanger (English, verb)
expansion: drop a clanger (third-person singular simple present drops a clanger, present participle dropping a clanger, simple past and past participle dropped a clanger)
Senses:
glosses: To commit a conspicuous and embarrassing blunder or gaffe, for example by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: drops a clanger
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: dropping a clanger
tags: participle
present
form: dropped a clanger
tags: participle
past
form: dropped a clanger
tags: past