cut the ground from under someone's feet
cut the ground from under someone's feet verb: to thwart someone's plans by anticipating them and preventing their success.
Verb
cut the ground from under someone's feet (third-person singular simple present cuts the ground from under someone's feet, present participle cutting the ground from under someone's feet, simple past and past participle cut the ground from under someone's feet)
- To thwart someone's plans by anticipating them and preventing their success.
Forms of cut the ground from under someone's feet
| third-person singular present | cuts the ground from under someone's feet |
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| present participle | cutting the ground from under someone's feet |
| past participle | cut the ground from under someone's feet |
| past | cut the ground from under someone's feet |
Questions about cut the ground from under someone's feet
- What does cut the ground from under someone's feet mean?
- Cut the ground from under someone's feet means to thwart someone's plans by anticipating them and preventing their success.
- What part of speech is cut the ground from under someone's feet?
- Cut the ground from under someone's feet is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cut the ground from under someone's feet?
- The past tense of cut the ground from under someone's feet is cut the ground from under someone's feet.
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