verb/meˌteɾ la ˈpata/
to mess up; slip up; screw up, to put one's foot in one's mouth
“No quería meter la pata, pero terminé olvidándome de su cumpleaños.” — I didn't want to screw up, but I ended up forgetting about his birthday.
Synonyms: equivocarse
Related: metedura de pata, metepatas