PULL THE RUG OUT

Meaning of PULL THE RUG OUT in English

take away your help, remove your support

Some insurance companies pull the rug out from under you when you file a claim.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PULL THE RUG OUT — take away your help, remove your support, leave you holding the bag Some insurance companies pull the rug out from …
English Idioms vocab
PULL THE RUG OUT — expr infml He pulled the rug out from under me — Он меня здорово подвел The doctor asked me to hang on, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PULL THE RUG OUT — expr infml He pulled the rug out from under me — Он меня здорово подвел The doctor asked me to …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PULL THE RUG OUT — pull the rug out expr infml He pulled the rug out from under me Он меня здорово подвел The doctor …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PULL THE RUG OUT — He pulled the rug out from under me — Он меня здорово подвел The doctor asked me to hang on, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUG — Airport Name : Rugby Municipal Airport Airport Location : Rugby, North Dakota, United States IATA Code : RUG ICAO Code …
Airport Code English Dictionary
RUG — rug- [rug-/ruct-] v [occurring in derivatives]
Interlingua English vocab
RUG — I. ˈrəg, ˈru̇g verb ( rugged ; rugged ; rugging ; rugs ) Etymology: Middle English rugen, ruggen, of Scandinavian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUG — — ruglike , adj. /rug/ , n. 1. a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PULL — I. ˈpu̇l also ˈpəl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUG — noun Etymology: Middle English * rug rag, tuft, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect rugga coarse rug, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUG — adj a rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. 2. rug ·adj a kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
RUG — [rug] n [(assumed) ME, rag, tuft, of Scand origin; akin to ON rogg tuft] (1591) 1: lap robe 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PULL — [pull] vb [ME, fr. OE pullian; akin to MLG pulen to shell, cull] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to exert …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUG — rug BrE AmE rʌɡ ▷ rugs rʌɡz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUG — / rʌg; NAmE / noun 1. a piece of thick material like a small carpet that is used for covering …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PULL — / pʊl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE / REMOVE STH 1. to hold sth firmly and use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUG — rug /rʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ] 1 . a piece …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUG — n. 1 a floor-mat of shaggy material or thick pile. 2 a thick woollen coverlet or wrap. øpull the rug …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUG — n. 1 a floor-mat of shaggy material or thick pile. 2 a thick woollen coverlet or wrap. pull the rug …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PULL — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUG — n.1 a floor-mat of shaggy material or thick pile. 2 a thick woollen coverlet or wrap. Phrases and idioms: pull …
Oxford English vocab
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUG — ( rugs) 1. A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PULL — ( pulls, pulling, pulled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a prayer mat/rug (= small cloth on which Muslims kneel to pray ) COLLOCATIONS FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PULL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car pulls out (= moves away from the side of the road ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUG — [noun] [C] - a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet used for covering the floor or for …
Cambridge English vocab
RUG — Synonyms and related words : Axminster, Brussels carpet, Caucasian rug, Chinese rug, East Indian rug, Indian rug, Oriental rug, Persian …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUG — See: PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER, SWEEP UNDER THE RUG.
Slang English vocab
RUG — Asleep. The whole gill is safe at rug; the people of the house are fast asleep.
Slang English vocab
RUG — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearth (usually hearthrug ) ▪ oriental , Persian VERB + RUG ▪ make , weave RUG + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PULL — INDEX: 1. to pull something with your hands 2. to pull something suddenly 3. to pull something heavy RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
RUG — n. 25B6; noun they sat on the rug : MAT, carpet; N. Amer. floorcloth. See list at carpet . he …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PULL — v. 1 draw, haul, drag, lug, tow, trail Do you think the car is strong enough to pull that load? …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RUG — See: PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER, SWEEP UNDER THE RUG.
Словарь английских идиом
RUG — I 1. сущ. 1) тяга; дерганье; тянущая сила, тянущее усилие; рывок Syn : pull 1., tug 1. 2) приобретение, что-л. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PULL — 1. сущ. 1) а) тяга, дерганье; натяжение; тянущая сила; натяжение, растяжение б) тяга (о потоке воздуха, также о детали печи) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUG — rug.ogg _I rʌg n 1. коврик, ковёр 2. плед to cut a rug - амер. сл. танцевать, отплясывать ( особ. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PULL — pull.ogg 1. pʋl n 1. 1> тяга, дёрганье to give a pull at /on/ the rope - потянуть за верёвку …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OUT — 1. aʋt n 1. (the outs) pl парл. разг. оппозиция the ins and the outs - правительственная партия и оппозиция …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PULL — 1) тяговое усилие, тяга || тянуть 2) натяжение; растяжение || натягивать; растягивать 3) вытаскивать, выдёргивать ( напр. сваю ) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PULL — 1) тяговое усилие, тяга || тянуть 2) натяжение; растяжение || натягивать; растягивать 3) вытаскивать, выдёргивать (напр. сваю) 4) сгребать (шлак) 5) метал. засыпать пороги 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PULL — 1) выдергивать 2) натяг 3) натяжение 4) сила тяги 5) тащить 6) тянуть 7) чалочный • pull a single crystal — вытягивать монокристалл pull airplane out of manoeuvre — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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