fools use people for trivial tasks
A rare, idiomatic expression criticizing the foolishness of making others do small, easy things one could do oneself. The literal image is of a fool ordering someone to pick up something lying at their own feet.
The proverb 'ahō no ashimoto-zukai' expresses the foolishness of asking others to do something one could easily do oneself.
The exact origin is uncertain. It is a traditional Japanese saying combining 阿呆 (fool) with 足下 (at one's feet) and 使い (using a person), literally 'a fool's use of someone at their feet'.