| 词汇 | cut the ground from under somebody's feet |
| 释义 | (redirected from cut the ground from under somebody's feet)cut the ground from under(neath) (one's) feetTo suddenly cause problems for one. I plan to cut the ground from underneath the prosecutor's feet with this line of questioning. cut the ground from underUnexpectedly withdraw support or destroy one's foundation, trip someone up. For example, Overriding his veto, Congress cut the ground from under the President. This metaphoric phrase alludes to removing the solid earth from under someone. [Mid-1800s] cut the ground from under somebody/somebody’s ˈfeetsuddenly spoil somebody’s idea or plan by doing something to stop them from continuing with it: When he announced that all my figures were out of date, he really cut the ground from under my feet. |
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