The school pulled the rug from under the local team by making them pay to practice in the school gym.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pull the rug (out) from under someone — phrase to suddenly stop supporting someone They want to pull the rug out from under the people who really need health care. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: rug … Useful english dictionary
pull the rug (out) from under something — pull the rug (out) from under (someone/something) to suddenly take away important support from someone. The school pulled the rug from under the local team by making them pay to practice in the school gym … New idioms dictionary
pull the rug (out) from under — (someone/something) to suddenly take away important support from someone. The school pulled the rug from under the local team by making them pay to practice in the school gym … New idioms dictionary
pull the rug out from under — intransitive verb see pull III * * * pull the rug (out) from under informal : to very suddenly take something needed or expected from (someone or something) We were ready to start work on the project when the mayor pulled the rug out from under… … Useful english dictionary
pull the rug out from under — spoil someone s plans, withdraw support He pulled the rug out from under our plans to open a branch office in New York … Idioms and examples
pull the rug out from under someone — verb To suddenly remove support from someone … Wiktionary
pull the rug from under someone — pull the rug (out) from under someone abruptly withdraw support (from someone) the rug was pulled right out from beneath our feet … Useful english dictionary
pull the rug from under — phrasal : to remove support or assistance from * * * pull the rug from under ( ● pull * * * pull the rug (out) from under informal : to very suddenly take something needed or expected from (someone or something) We were ready to start work on the … Useful english dictionary
rug — [ rʌg ] noun count ** 1. ) a small carpet that covers part of a floor: a rug in front of the fireplace 2. ) HUMOROUS a TOUPEE pull the rug (out) from under someone to suddenly stop supporting someone: They want to pull the rug out from under the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rug */*/ — UK [rʌɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms rug : singular rug plural rugs 1) a small carpet that covers part of a floor a rug in front of the fireplace 2) British a cloth made of wool that you use to keep yourself warm He sat sipping his tea with… … English dictionary
