Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulls the rug out from under

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
pull-s the rug out from un-der
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does pulls the rug out from under mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the rug out from under

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