adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
trample sb/sth underfoot
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The children were in danger of being trampled underfoot in the crowd.
trampled underfoot
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Their interests and rights had been trampled underfoot.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
trample
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Their black gowns flowed to the floor where they were frequently trampled underfoot by passing waiters.
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The problem is not, as you might think, that the butterflies are being trampled underfoot .
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She felt certain that she must fall on her face and be trampled underfoot .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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How can I get anything done with all these kids underfoot ?
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The pine needles were soft underfoot .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Arriving at the foot of the ladder, Grant's feet crunched in a sprinkling of fresh soil underfoot .
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Between the viaduct and the seafront you crush the brittle flowers underfoot .
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The bedding, which resembled black seaweed, oozed underfoot .
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The ground underfoot was harder, almost dry.
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The problem is not, as you might think, that the butterflies are being trampled underfoot .
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The sky was clear, the stars were beautiful and the snow creaked underfoot .
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They swirled about us, rumbling overhead and underfoot , then drifted past.