under someone's feet

under (one's) feet

So physically close to someone as to be a nuisance or obstruction, sometimes literally as a tripping hazard. Usually said of a person or animal. I haven't been able to get any work done today with the kids under my feet asking me to take them to the park. Our puppy always gets under our feet when we're trying to move around the kitchen—it's getting a little dangerous!
See also: feet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

under someone's feet

If you complain that someone is under your feet, you are annoyed because they keep getting in your way when you are trying to do something. When you're in the house your parents moan about you always being under their feet. Note: You can also say that someone is out from under your feet if they have gone somewhere else. The new business got him out from under his wife's feet.
See also: feet
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • under (one's) feet
  • under one's feet
  • under somebody's feet
  • under your feet
  • be under (one's) feet
  • watch (one's) step
  • watch one's step
  • watch step
  • keep out from under feet
  • stay out from under (one's) feet
References in periodicals archive
The En Gedi resort closed some campsites after a 3-meter (10 feet) hole opened up under someone's feet. Some holes are even deeper.
Not sure if this is rhyming slang or a Brummy spoonerism for a mog that got under someone's feet.
"I should have been sitting here talking about all the glorious moments but it all has been overshadowed by how we seem to have got under someone's feet.
The Ein Gedi resort closed some campsites after a 10 foot hole opened up under someone's feet. Some holes are even deeper.