under foot



under foot

1. Literally underneath one's feet. Be careful, there are some fire ants under foot.
2. In one's way; acting as an obstacle. Can you take the kids outside? I can't get a thing done with all of them under foot. I tried to get some cleaning done today, but with the dog under foot, I wasn't very productive.
See also: foot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maqsud-Arabic, Urdu
Brunhild-Germanic Mythology, Ancient Germanic
MarciaMAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Archy['a:tʃi]
PatsyPAT-seeEnglish, Irish
ÓLavur-Faroese