cut the ground from under someone's feet in English

Forms: cuts the ground from under someone's feet [present, singular, third-person], cutting the ground from under someone's feet [participle, present], cut the ground from under someone's feet [participle, past], cut the ground from under someone's feet [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> the ground from under someone's feet}} 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)

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"cut the ground from under someone's feet" meaning in English

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