trample underfoot
Frequency: 7.27.1 per million words
To tread on and crush something under one's feet, often used to emphasize carelessness or disrespect.
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- He saved a little girl from being trampled underfoot in the rush for the fire exit.
- The wild horses would trample the dry grass underfoot as they galloped across the plains.
- The delicate flowers were carelessly trampled underfoot by the passing crowd.
- During the protest, the demonstrators carefully avoided trampling the small memorial underfoot.
- In the stampede, several people were tragically trampled underfoot.
- He felt his dignity being trampled underfoot by the unfair accusations.
- She felt her opinions were being trampled underfoot by the dominant group.
- The fallen leaves crunched as I trampled them underfoot on my autumn walk.
- Don't let others trample your rights underfoot with their selfish actions.
- They warned visitors not to trample the fragile desert plants underfoot.
- The fallen leaves crunched as they were trampled underfoot by pedestrians.
- Many small businesses are trampled underfoot by giant corporations in the competitive market.
- The protesters risked being trampled underfoot in the chaotic demonstration.
- She refused to let her voice be trampled underfoot in the meeting.
- He was careful not to trample the newly planted saplings underfoot.
- The children carelessly trampled the fallen fruit underfoot as they played.
- The old papers lay scattered and trampled underfoot on the dusty floor.
- Environmentalists are concerned that human expansion will trample delicate ecosystems underfoot.
- The company's new policy seemed to trample employee morale underfoot.
- It's easy to trample soft objects underfoot if you're not paying attention to where you're walking.