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underfoot

uhn der foot

  • r  under the feet
    trampled the beans underfoot
    green grass growing underfoot
  • r  in the way and hindering progress
    a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot

  • The pollution of the skies is matched by the trash left underfoot.
  • Then the earth jolted underfoot and a dull, distant boom was heard, followed by a second, more gentle, rolling shock.
  • Meditate on the file cabinets underfoot, the shelves overhead, the glow of the fluorescent reading light.
News & Articles

  • Escape from First Friday: In search of a rare Pearl
    Halcyon Drink: Lagunitas Brewing Co., Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ The xylophone standing in the entryway of Halcyon is the first clue something troubling is underfoot. I suspiciously go back to sipping my beer. What once was a peaceful group of coffee drinkers has almost imperceptibly changed into a large and raucous crowd. My drinking buddy for the night, Jack Looney, joins me. I motion to the ...
    June 19, 2013 - San Antonio Current
  • Beetle Mania: Insects annoying but harmless
    JACKSONVILLE — If you've been hearing a certain "crunch" underfoot and know it's not the rustle of fall leaves, it's probably one of the million of harpalus beetles swarming right now.
    June 12, 2013 - Jacksonville Daily Progress
Quotes

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan in AFP
    The insolent, irresponsible and impudent attack by Israel, which went against law and trampled human honor underfoot, must definitely be punished,Erdogan said.
  • Albert Camus in San Jose Mercury News
    Spain gave us our first taste of defeat, and because of her we discovered ...... that sheer force can trample the human spirit underfoot, and that there are times when courage goes unrewarded,Camus wrote.
  • Sepp Blatter in Irish Times
    At a press conference in Zurich, Swiss-born Blatter described the incidents as "trampling fair play underfoot" and announced world football's governing body would come down hard on the perpetrators.

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