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at one's feet

at one's feet prepositional phrase: at one's disposition; easily controlled by someone due to their power, affluence, charm, etc.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) At one's disposition; easily controlled by someone due to their power, affluence, charm, etc.

Questions about at one's feet

What does at one's feet mean?
At one's feet means at one's disposition; easily controlled by someone due to their power, affluence, charm, etc.
What part of speech is at one's feet?
At one's feet is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at one's feet in the dictionary

  1. at one time
  2. at one time or another
  3. at one's best
  4. at one's ease
  5. at one's elbow
  6. at one's feet
  7. at one's fingers' ends
  8. at one's fingertips
  9. at one's leisure
  10. at one's own peril
  11. at one's own risk

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