pull the rug out

pull the rug out (from under someone)

Fig. to make someone or someone's plans fall through; to upset someone's plans. Don pulled the rug out from under me in my deal with Bill Franklin. I was close to getting the contract until Don came along and pulled out the rug.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Crina	KREE-nah	Romanian
Hege	HE-ge	Norwegian, Danish
Doran	['dɔ:ræn]
Liwia	-	Polish
Jervis	-	English (Rare)
Thoma	-	Old Church Slavic