| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | pull the rug out from under | подвести (someone Anglophile) |
| inf. | pull the rug out from under | подставить (someone Anglophile) |
| gen. | pull the rug out from under | подводить (someone Anglophile) |
| gen. | pull the rug out from under | подставлять под удар (someone Anglophile) |
| idiom. | pull the rug out from under someone's feet | выбивать почву из-под ног (george serebryakov) |
| idiom. | pull the rug out from under your feet | выбивать почву из-под ног (The Government of China has once again reminded all private entrepreneurs that no matter how rich and successful you are it can pull the rug out from under your feet at any time. Alex_Odeychuk) |