gaffe

Preposition: of

• season: What's the worst gaffe of the 2002/03 season?

Converse of object

• make: The PR department has made numerous gaffes into the bargain, whilst Andrew Watson has at times appeared out of touch with the fans.
• blow: So here he is blowing the gaffe on the Czech connection.
• avoid: Avoid the worst gaffes and get some ideas by reading our gift buying guides.
• spot: So they'll spot a gaffe a mile off.

Noun used with modifier

• lunch: McAveety clings on after lunch gaffe Site Feed This is the news page of the Edinburgh People's Festival.
• claim: Insurance claim form gaffes Below are actual insurance claim form gaffes.
• insurance: Insurance claim form gaffes Below are actual insurance claim form gaffes.
• form: Insurance claim form gaffes Below are actual insurance claim form gaffes.

Adjective modifier

• embarrassing: Negotiating foreign languages can be difficult, but embarrassing gaffes like these could soon be a thing of the past.
• major: The identity of Alan Pardew's third summer signing was revealed earlier than expected due to a major gaffe from Reading Football Club.
• apparent: That apparent gaffe was exploited to the full by Tony Blair in the Commons but he may well have helped the Lib Dem cause.
• late: However I suspect after his latest gaffe he will be removed when the gulf war ends.
• bad: What's the worst gaffe of the 2002/03 season?
• early: The Estonian made up for his earlier gaffes by flinging himself down to his right to palm the ball away.

Preposition: in

• history: Perhaps this might go down as one of the biggest gaffes in the history of modern PR.