worm's eye view



worm's eye view

A limited understanding of something. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Because he was stuck in the same menial position for so long, he only had a worm's eye view of how the business operated.
See also: eye, view

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maximmahk-SEEM (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Catarinakah-tah-REE-nah (Italian), ka-ta-REE-na (Galician)Italian, Portuguese, Occitan, Galician
IvyIE-veeEnglish
DortheDOR-teDanish
MatleenaMAHT-le:-nahFinnish
TheaTE-ah (German), THEE-ə (English)German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English