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词组 pull the rug (out) from under sb
释义
idiompull the rug (out) from under sbto suddenly stop supporting someone, or take away something that they depend on for success in a plan or project:What we mustn't do is support the county now, then pull the rug from under their feet at the last minute.The legendary secret service, MI5 has advertised for intelligence officers in a national newspaper, which rather pulls the rug from under all those James Bond films.
NoteYou may hear people use other verbs instead of 'pull', to show how suddenly and completely this is done: These people have kids to feed and house payments to make, and now they're having the rug swept from under them by the system they work for.
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