Terms containing лишить опоры

Subject	Russian	English
chess.term.	лишить неприятельского коня опоры	uproot an enemy knight
gen.	лишить кого-либо опоры	pull the floor out from under (someone); может употребляться без under as in "McConnel pulls the floor out from defeated Trump", а вот с under: The Republican Senate majority leader chose Tuesday, the day after the Electoral College affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's victory, as the moment to pull the floor out from under the defeated President. cnn.com Mr. Wolf)
gen.	лишить кого-либо опоры	pull the rug out from under (someone); To suddenly or unexpectedly remove or rescind support, help, or assistance from someone; to abruptly leave someone in a problematic or difficult situation. КГА)