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cuts the ground from under someone's feet

cuts the ground from under someone's feet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the ground from under someone's feet.

Meaning of cut the ground from under someone's feet

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)

  1. To thwart someone's plans by anticipating them and preventing their success.

Questions about cuts the ground from under someone's feet

What is cuts the ground from under someone's feet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts the ground from under someone's feet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the ground from under someone's feet.

Words near cuts the ground from under someone's feet in the dictionary

  1. cuts the bullshit
  2. cuts the cheese
  3. cuts the coat according to the cloth
  4. cuts the cord
  5. cuts the fool
  6. cuts the ground from under someone's feet
  7. cuts the knot
  8. cuts the mustard
  9. cuts the pigeon wing
  10. cuts the rug
  11. cuts the shit

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