pull the rug

A form of pull the rug out from under — To suddenly remove support from.

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Meanings

verbpull the rug (third-person singular simple present pulls the rug, present participle pulling the rug, simple past and past participle pulled the rug)

present singular third person pulls the rug · participle present pulling the rug · participle past pulled the rug · past pulled the rug

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of pull the rug out from under.
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APA

pull the rug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20rug

MLA

“pull the rug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20rug. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull the rug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20rug.

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