pull the rug out from under en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To suddenly remove support from.
But his organisation has been knocked off course by unexpected events: an economic downturn and 'austerity'... the Croydon tram crash... Brexit... and now a global pandemic that has pulled the rug from beneath Transport for London's feet.
2020 July 15, Mike Brown talks to Paul Clifton, “Leading London's "hidden heroes"”, in Rail, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulling the rug out from under | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulls the rug out from under | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pulled the rug out from under | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled the rug out from under | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
cut the ground from under someone's feet · take the wind out of someone's sails
Translations (1)
es quitarle la alfombra bajo los pies (Translations)