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
Ulrikeuwl-REE-kəGerman
MiaMEE-ah (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German), MEE-ə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English
Moran['mɔ:rən]
EnnioEN-nyoItalian
Alishiaə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish (Rare)
Ioannu-Old Church Slavic