Meaning of 足下 in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of 足下

あしもと(ashimoto) · そっか(sokka) 【足下 ·足元 ·足もと ·足許】

(n, adj-no) at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")
飲み過ぎて、なんか足元がフラフラする。
I drank too much and the ground seemed to spin under my feet.
(n) gait; pace; step
あなたがたは途中ずっと足元を見つめなければなりません。
You must watch your step all the way.
(pn) you; thou

あしもとをみる(ashimotowomiru) 【足元を見る ·足下を見る】

(exp, v1) to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price); from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly

せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる(senrinokoumosokkanihajimaru) 【千里の行も足下に始まる】

(exp) a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step →Related words: 千里の道も一歩から

あほうのあしもとづかい(ahounoashimotozukai) 【阿呆の足下使い】

(exp) fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things

天は我々われわれの頭上ずじょうにあると同様にどうように、我々われわれの足下にもある。

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

暗いくらいから、足下に気をつけて。

It's dark, so watch your step.

人ひとに足下を見られるな。

Don't let anyone take advantage of you.