pull the rug out from underとは意味:(人)への援助{えんじょ}[支援{しえん}]を急に[突然{とつぜん}]やめる[中止{ちゅうし}する?打ち切る]、(援助{えんじょ}?支持{しじ}を突然{とつぜん}やめて)(人)をつまずかせる、(人)の足をすくう His former advisors pulled the rug [carpet] (out) from under the prime minister. 首相顧問の前任者は、首相へ...pull the rug out from under meaning:[American slang] v. phr. , informal To withdraw support unexpectedly from; to spoil the plans of. Bill thought he would be elected, but his friends pulled the rug out from under him and voted for...