Cut the ground out from under (one) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cut the ground out from under (one)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Cut the ground out from under (one)

Synonyms:

cut the ground from under someone's feet , steal a march on someone , beat someone to it

Cut the ground out from under (one) informal

To unexpectedly destroy one's plans or ideas, often by doing something better than them or before them

Team A cut the ground out from under team B and eventually won the debate.

The governor cut the ground out from under the news agencies by his clever answer.

Other phrases about:

carry all before (one)

If you say that you carry all before you, you mean that you successfully defeat all of your opponents in a battle or a competition.

the best of a bad bunch/lot

The best person or the best thing of a group in which none is good.

Mutt's nuts

The best or the most excellent

the best that money can buy
Used to express that something is of the best quality
take a turn for the worse

To deteriorate.

Grammar and Usage of Cut the ground out from under (one)

Verb Forms

  • cutting the ground out from under (one)
  • cuts the ground out from under (one)

The verb "cut" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

Origin of Cut the ground out from under (one)

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