pull the rug out from under

Verb

Meaning

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)

(idiomatic) To suddenly remove support from.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

pull the reins in on someone pull the reins in on something pull the rug pull the string pull the trigger pull the wires