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cutting the ground from under someone's feet

cutting the ground from under someone's feet is the present participle and gerund 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 cutting the ground from under someone's feet

What is cutting the ground from under someone's feet the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting the ground from under someone's feet is the present participle and gerund of cut the ground from under someone's feet.

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

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

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