足元を見る

あしもとをみる

Also written 足下を見る, 足もとを見る

Meanings

  1. Expression, Ichidan verb 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)

Kanji

Word lists

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists