cut the ground from under someone's feet (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To thwart someone's plans by anticipating them and preventing their success.
Forms:
form: cuts the ground from under someone's feet
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cutting the ground from under someone's feet
tags: participle
present
form: cut the ground from under someone's feet
tags: participle
past
form: cut the ground from under someone's feet
tags: past