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underfoot

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un·der·foot  (ndr-ft)
adv.
1. Below or under the foot or feet; against the ground: trampled the beans underfoot.
2. At or under the foot or feet; on the ground: moist, cool, soft grass growing underfoot.
3. Hindering progress; in the way: pets, toys, and children underfoot.

underfoot
Adverb
1. underneath the feet; on the ground
2. trample or crush underfoot
a. to damage or destroy by stepping on
b. to treat with contempt
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.underfootunderfoot - under the feet; "trampled the beans underfoot"; "green grass growing underfoot"
2.underfoot - in the way and hindering progress; "a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot"
Translations
underfoot [ʌndəˈfut] adv it's wet underfoot → el suelo está mojado

underfoot [ʌndəˈfut] advsous les pieds

underfoot [ʌndəˈfut] under... adv to crush sth underfoot → etw am Boden zerdrücken;
to trample sth underfoot → auf etw dat herumtrampeln

underfoot [ʌndəˈfut] advsotto i piedi

underfoot
adj underfoot [andəˈfut]
on the ground under the feet of anyone walking It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot. onder die voet تَحْت القَدَمَيْن под краката na zemi på jorden am Boden κάτω στη γη, κάτω από τα πόδια μας debajo de los pies, en el suelo jalgealune زیر پا jalkojen alla par terre מִתַחַת לַרַגלַיִים चलते हुए किसी व्यक्ति के पैरों के नीचे की जमीन pod nogama lent undir fæti (per terra) 足の下で po kojomis zem kājām; apakšā di tanah op de grond bakken, under beina pod nogami no chão pe jos под ногами na zemi pod nogami pod nogama under fötterna, på marken ที่อยู่ใต้เท้า ayak altında 在腳下 під ногами پير کے نيچے کي زمين ở dưới chân


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I am a little particular about what I have underfoot.
That army, like a herd of cattle run wild and trampling underfoot the provender which might have saved it from starvation, disintegrated and perished with each additional day it remained in Moscow.
Miranda went so far as to say that she wouldn't mind if the Burches came every once in a while, but she was afraid he'd spread abroad the fact of his visit, and missionaries' families would be underfoot the whole continual time.
 
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