Meaning: "los pies de los caballos"

Question

Hello!

I came across this phrase in a newspaper and I'm assuming it's an idiom, but I can't find it online. Any ideas would be appreciated!

"Eso nos deja a los pies de los caballos"

Thanks!

Answer 1

El dicho popular dice "meterse en las patas de los caballos" = to get in troubles!

Answer 2

Los caballos no tienen pies.
Los caballos tienen patas.

Disclaimer, I could be wrong

Answer 3

"Eso nos deja a los pies de los caballos"

Thanks!

Nos deja sin defensa, desamparados...

Answer 4

"Estar a los pies de los caballos": to be heartbroken and shunned by everybody; the last stage of human misery.

Source: http://books.google.ca/books'id=rTkLAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA11&output=html_text

The derivations of idioms are rarely apparent. To me this idiom evokes imagery of someone about to be trampled by horses or trod upon as something insignificant. I find it apt and descriptive.

Answer 5

"Estar a los pies de los caballos": to be heartbroken and shunned by everybody; the last stage of human misery.

Source: http://books.google.ca/books'id=rTkLAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA11&output=html_text