Under your feet
prepositional phrase
Directly below your body, where you are standing or walking.
Be careful, there's a toy under your feet.
Often appears as...
- stepped on something under your feet
- something moving under your feet
prepositional phrase
Something is being ignored or not dealt with properly.
The boss is ignoring the problem under his feet.
Often appears as...
- ignoring the problem under your feet
- issue under your feet
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
prepositional phrase
Losing ground or becoming less successful or stable.
The company was going under his feet and he felt helpless.
Often appears as...
- losing your job under your feet
- business going under your feet
Usage tips
Negative
Idiomatic
prepositional phrase
Directly below your body, where you are standing or walking.
Be careful, there's a toy under your feet.
Often appears as...
- stepped on something under your feet
- something moving under your feet
prepositional phrase
Something is being ignored or not dealt with properly.
The boss is ignoring the problem under his feet.
Often appears as...
- ignoring the problem under your feet
- issue under your feet
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
prepositional phrase
Losing ground or becoming less successful or stable.
The company was going under his feet and he felt helpless.
Often appears as...
- losing your job under your feet
- business going under your feet
Usage tips
Negative
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Presence
Indicates something is precisely where you stand, often resulting in caution or attention.
Mind the puddle under your feet.
Pro Tip 2/3Spatial Awareness
Use it to express an awareness of one's immediate surroundings or floor surface.
Feel the soft carpet under your feet.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Descriptions
Describes actual physical objects beneath you, useful in giving careful instructions.
There are scattered legos under your feet.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Presence
Indicates something is precisely where you stand, often resulting in caution or attention.
Mind the puddle under your feet.
Pro Tip 2/3Spatial Awareness
Use it to express an awareness of one's immediate surroundings or floor surface.
Feel the soft carpet under your feet.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Descriptions
Describes actual physical objects beneath you, useful in giving careful instructions.
There are scattered legos under your feet.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Presence
Indicates something is precisely where you stand, often resulting in caution or attention.
Mind the puddle under your feet.
Pro Tip 2/3Spatial Awareness
Use it to express an awareness of one's immediate surroundings or floor surface.
Feel the soft carpet under your feet.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Descriptions
Describes actual physical objects beneath you, useful in giving careful instructions.
There are scattered legos under your feet.
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