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足元あしもと

#2,547
Common
Pitch accent
あ し も と
あ し も と
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")
    飲のみ過すぎて、なんか足元あしもとがフラフラする。
    I drank too much and the ground seemed to spin under my feet.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    gait; pace; step
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    most recent; current
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin
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足元あしもとを見みる

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Inflections of 足元を見る
Pitch accent
あ し も と を み る
✨
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    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
    人ひとに足下あしもとを見みられるなよ。
    Don't let anyone take advantage of you.
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin 見 ケン see, hopes, chances
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足元あしもとにも及およばない

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Inflections of 足元にも及ばない
Pitch accent
あ し も と に も お よ ば な い
✨
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
    ディスコダンスに関かんしては、私わたくしはスーザンの足元あしもとにも及およばない。
    When it comes to disco dance, I can't hold a candle to Susan.
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin 及 キュウ reach out, exert, exercise
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足元あしもとをすくう

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Inflections of 足元をすくう
Pitch accent
あ し も と を す く う
✨
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
    incorr. var. of 足を掬う
    See also: 足をすくう (あしをすくう)
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin
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足元あしもとに火ひが付つく

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Inflections of 足元に火が付く
Pitch accent
あ し も と に ひ が つ く
✨
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin 火 カ fire 付 フ adhere, attach, refer to
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足元あしもとの明あかるいうちに

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Pitch accent
あ し も と の あ か る い う ち に
✨
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    while it is light; before dark
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    while the going is good; before things get worse
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin 明 メイ bright, light
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足元あしもとから鳥とりが立たつ

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Inflections of 足元から鳥が立つ
Pitch accent
あ し も と か ら と り が た つ
✨
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime
    usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin 鳥 チョウ bird, chicken 立 リツ stand up, rise, set up
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足元あしもとにつけ込こむ

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Inflections of 足元につけ込む
Pitch accent
あ し も と に つ け こ む
✨
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    to take advantage (of another's weakness)
    See also: 足元を見る (あしもとをみる)
Kanji
足 ソク leg, foot, be sufficient 元 ゲン beginning, former time, origin 込 -こ.む crowded, mixture, in bulk
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Sentences
廊下ろうかは滑すべりやすいので、足元あしもとに気きを付つけなさい。
Watch your step, as the passageway is slippery.
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彼かれは彼女かのじょの足元あしもとに崩くずれるように倒たおれた。
He collapsed at her feet.
Tatoeba
彼かれはいつも人ひとの足元あしもとをすくおうとする。
He always tries to trip people up.
Tatoeba
電車でんしゃに乗のるときは足元あしもとに気きをつけなさい。
Watch your step when you get on the train.
Tatoeba
知識ちしきの点てんでは私わたくしは彼女かのじょの足元あしもとにもおよばない。
I am no match for her in knowledge.
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