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pulls the rug out from under

pulls the rug out from under is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the rug out from under.

Meaning of pull the rug out from under

Verb

pull the rug out from under (third-person singular simple present pulls the rug out from under, present participle pulling the rug out from under, simple past and past participle pulled the rug out from under)

  1. (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

Questions about pulls the rug out from under

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Pulls the rug out from under is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the rug out from under.

Words near pulls the rug out from under in the dictionary

  1. pulls the long bow
  2. pulls the other leg
  3. pulls the pin
  4. pulls the plug
  5. pulls the rug
  6. pulls the rug out from under
  7. pulls the shutters down
  8. pulls the string
  9. pulls the trigger
  10. pulls the wires
  11. pulls the wool over someone's eyes

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