| 单词 | to pull the rug from under |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull the rug (out) from under P14. colloquial (originally U.S.). to pull the rug (out) from under and variants: to withdraw support abruptly or unexpectedly from; to let down, betray, or undermine suddenly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > cause to fail > weaken or unsettle (possibly causing failure) to pull the rug (out) from under1928 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > be disappointed [verb (intransitive)] > let down to pull down1636 to pull the rug (out) from under1928 1928 Davenport (Iowa) Democrat & Leader 11 Oct. 18/1 Governor Ritchie of Maryland pulled the rug out from under all the political bigots Wednesday evening in his speech in Chicago. 1938 Los Angeles Times 9 May ii. 4/4 It placed Mike under a severe handicap. So Mike pulled the rug out from under Bro. Peckham's postcards [sc. a political poll sent on postcards]. 1946 Time 23 Dec. 17/3 Strikes, for instance, would pull the rug out from under the best of prospects. 1966 ‘W. Haggard’ Power House xvi. 179 James Mott had Victor's story... At the worst it could pull the carpet out. 1967 A. Hunter Gently Continental ix. 132 The mat is pulled from under Shelton when he dares to assent to this point. 1984 J. Archer First among Equals (1985) xxiii. 290 We were overdrawn seven mill and then the bank decided to pull the rug from under my feet. 2002 R. Ramakers Droog Design in Context 34 It was a brilliant idea that pulled the rug out from under the too obvious notion of a capsule. < as lemmas |
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