knock the props out from under

knock the props out from under someone

Fig. to destroy someone's emotional, financial, or moral underpinnings; to destroy someone's confidence. When you told Sally that she was due to be fired, you really knocked the props out from under her.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Michael	MIE-kəl (English), MI-khah-el (German), MEE-kah-el (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ella	['elə]
Hermia	HER-mee-ah	Literature
Claes	KLAHS	Swedish
Jolana	-	Czech, Slovak
Chalice	CHAL-is	English (Rare)