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كيف تنطق "pull the rug out from under"

expression

PUUL thuh RUG owt frum UHN-der
PUUL thuh RUG owt frum UN-duh

التعريف

To suddenly take away someone's support or advantage, leaving them in a difficult situation without warning.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹəɡ/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈəndɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈʊl/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈʌɡ/ /ˈaʊt/ /fɹˈɒm/ /ˈʌndɐ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

PUUL thuh RUG owt frum UHN-der

بريطاني

PUUL thuh RUG owt frum UN-duh

استمع في السياق

When the company closed, it pulled the rug out from under its workers.

Her best friend pulled the rug out from under her by telling her secret.

He felt like someone pulled the rug out from under him when he lost his scholarship.

Just when I thought my plan was working, my boss pulled the rug out from under me.