cut the ground from under somebody’s feet

成語所屬單字ground

cut the ground from under somebody’s feet — 慣用語

1. To suddenly cause someone's idea or plan to fail by stopping them from continuin

1.慣用語
釋義

拆臺

To suddenly cause someone's idea or plan to fail by stopping them from continuing.

例句

The new evidence cut the ground from under the lawyer's feet.

His resignation cut the ground from under the team's project.