cut the ground from under someone's feet

English

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.

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