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underfootun‧der‧foot /ˌʌndəˈfʊt $ -ər-/ adverb - How can I get anything done with all these kids underfoot?
- The pine needles were soft underfoot.
- Arriving at the foot of the ladder, Grant's feet crunched in a sprinkling of fresh soil underfoot.
- Between the viaduct and the seafront you crush the brittle flowers underfoot.
- The bedding, which resembled black seaweed, oozed underfoot.
- The ground underfoot was harder, almost dry.
- The problem is not, as you might think, that the butterflies are being trampled underfoot.
- The sky was clear, the stars were beautiful and the snow creaked underfoot.
- They swirled about us, rumbling overhead and underfoot, then drifted past.
1under your feet where you are walkingwet/firm/soft etc underfoot The wet wood is very slippery underfoot.2trample somebody/something underfoot a)to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on them b)to completely destroy someone or something |