worm's-eye view

[ wurmz-ahy ]

noun

1. a perspective seen from below or from a low or inferior position:

   The new man will get a worm's-eye view of the corporate structure.

worm's eye view

noun

1. a view seen from below or from a more lowly or humble point

Word History and Origins

Origin of worm's-eye view¹

First recorded in 1910–15; on the model of bird's-eye view

Example Sentences

"He was trying to get a sort of worm's-eye view," Martyn says.

From BBC

The video is only 16 minutes long, yet I spent a good hour lying in place, overwhelmed by my worm’s-eye view of Rist’s natural world — which included footage of a charismatic pig and a giant pink breast.

From Los Angeles Times

The head-hopping from one character’s point of view to another’s, the way the narration swoops from cosmic heights to the worm’s-eye view of the physical damage wrought by the “white ravage,” the expansive and mythic language, the presence of otherworldly wolves and underwater communities alongside kids on porches and police cars and school nurses, all these otherwise clashing elements become, in this cast, a cohesive whole, telling us that this, too, is America.

From New York Times

In fact, he enjoyed the worm’s-eye view that servility offered to him.

From Literature

But Wylie offers a unique, worm’s-eye view of the events of 2016.

From The Guardian