Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull the rug out from under

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: pul-l the rug out from un-der
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suddenly remove support from.

Example Sentences

"But his organisation has been knocked off course by unexpected events: an economic downturn and 'austerity'... the Croydon tram crash... Brexit... and now a global pandemic that has pulled the rug from beneath Transport for London's feet."

Inflected Forms

pulls the rug out from under (present, singular) pulling the rug out from under (participle, present) pulled the rug out from under (participle, past) pulled the rug out from under (past)

Phrases

rug-pull cut the ground from under someone's feet take the wind out of someone's sails

Frequently Paired Words

cut the ground from under someone's feet take the wind out of someone's sails

Questions

What does pull the rug out from under mean?: To suddenly remove support from.

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