wrong-foot 

(verb) to wrong-foot someone means to manipulate the situation to make an innocent person look bad, guilty. or inept. Often used by sly people to deflect the blame they deserve onto someone else, or to win a promotion at work, or to steal someone else's mate by making their rival look less desireable.

"Charlie was scamming hundreds of dollars on his expense account -- but when I pointed this out to the boss, Charlie wrong-footed me and somehow I got the blame! Unbelieveable!"
OR
Denise knew the end of her relationship with Joe was coming when Charlene wrong-footed her, telling a party story that made it look like Denise got drunk when she hadn't...which just happens to be one of Joe's freakout points.

wrong-foot by liv4mntns October 8, 2009

got off the wrong foot 

a bad start when you see someone for the first time, bad impression

Sherry and I got off the wrong foot when we met for the first time

got off the wrong foot by cheraghali February 27, 2008

get off on the wrong foot 

Make a poor start

I think we get off on the wrong foot

get off on the wrong foot by Middle East April 2, 2021

Steppin' on the right foot and doing the wrong thing 

a standing sex position, the hanky-panky, the vertical mambo; all the while with perhaps someone you'll regret, i.e., isn't up to your standards, but you don't care because you're lookin' to "gettit" and getting it anyway possible

Antonym: Steppin' on the wrong foot and doing the right thing
A standing sex position, et al, with perhaps someone who is better than you, out-of-your-league; but you play it off like you're the grand player that you is. ~whomp whomp~

I'm in the mood for steppin' on the right foot and doing the wrong thing tonight and I don't care! The midgit's gonna gettit! Oh, Oh! ~whomp whomp~

Steppin' on the right foot and doing the wrong thing by Eff-bomb May 9, 2008

foot in the wrong place 

When you touch a nerve in a conversation..
You say something innocently but it ends up pissing them off.

M:Hey..how's the situation your ex coming up?😈
Shi:Are you fucking kidding me?🤨
M:Sorry...foot in the wrong place✋🏼
Shi:Next time am gonna fucking kill you🤨🤨🤨

foot in the wrong place by vndegwa December 28, 2018

wrongfooting 

Making whatever someone you think is inferior to you does out to be wrong. Being on the lookout for something to critcize or to make someone else seem stupid.

She enjoys wrongfooting me at work in front of the boss.

wrongfooting by Suvee September 17, 2007