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underfoot

 adverb
     
un‧der‧foot
1 under your feet where you are walking
wet/firm/soft etc underfoot
The wet wood is very slippery underfoot.
2

trample somebody/something underfoot

a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on them
b) to completely destroy someone or something
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