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pull the rug out from under

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To suddenly remove support from.

idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

pull the shutters down pull the string pull the trigger pull the wires pull the wool over someone's eyes pull through

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