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perdre une belle occasion de se taire

/pɛʁdʁ yn bɛl ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃ də s(ə) tɛʁ/

verb/pɛʁdʁ yn bɛl ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃ də s(ə) tɛʁ/

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

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