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
Fulgencio	fool-KHEN-thyo (Spanish), fool-KHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Cristina	kree-STEE-nah (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Nanami	nah-nah-mee	Japanese
Katarzyna	kah-tah-ZHI-nah	Polish
Jess	[dʒes]
Aris (2)	-	Dutch