cut the ground from under

Unexpectedly withdraw support or destroy one's foundation, trip someone up. For example, Overriding his veto, Congress cut the ground from under the President. This metaphoric phrase alludes to removing the solid earth from under someone. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nuria	-	Spanish
Emilia	e-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), E-mee-lee-ah (Finnish), e-MEE-lee-ah (Swedish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Yordanka	-	Bulgarian
DrahomÍRa	-	Czech
Sofija	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Girish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam