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
Aatami	AH:-tah-mee	Finnish
Weber	['veibə]
Kenzie	KEN-zee	English
Celestina	the-le-STEE-nah (Spanish), se-le-STEE-nah (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-nah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
NuÑO	-	Medieval Spanish
Giustina	joos-TEE-nah	Italian