cutting the ground from under someone's feet

A form of cut the ground from under someone's feet — To thwart someone's plans by anticipating them and preventing their success.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut the ground from under someone's feet
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APA

cutting the ground from under someone's feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20the%20ground%20from%20under%20someone's%20feet

MLA

“cutting the ground from under someone's feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20the%20ground%20from%20under%20someone's%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting the ground from under someone's feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20the%20ground%20from%20under%20someone's%20feet.

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