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UNDER CUT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cut the ground from under somebody's feet
1, record 1, English, cut%20the%20ground%20from%20under%20somebody%27s%20feet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- steal one’s thunder 2, record 1, English, steal%20one%26rsquo%3Bs%20thunder
- steal the thunder 3, record 1, English, steal%20the%20thunder
- take the wind out of somebody’s sails 4, record 1, English, take%20the%20wind%20out%20of%20somebody%26rsquo%3Bs%20sails
- preempt somebody 5, record 1, English, preempt%20somebody
verb
- pull the rug from under someone 2, record 1, English, pull%20the%20rug%20from%20under%20someone
- trip a person’s heels 2, record 1, English, trip%20a%20person%26rsquo%3Bs%20heels
- cut the grass under a person's feet 2, record 1, English, cut%20the%20grass%20under%20a%20person%27s%20feet
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cut the ground from under somebody's feet: [literal French translation:] Couper le sol sous les pieds de quelqu'un. 1, record 1, English, - cut%20the%20ground%20from%20under%20somebody%27s%20feet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couper l'herbe sous les pieds de quelqu'un
1, record 1, French, couper%20l%27herbe%20sous%20les%20pieds%20de%20quelqu%27un
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frustrer quelqu'un d'un avantage escompté en le supplantant ou en le devançant. 1, record 1, French, - couper%20l%27herbe%20sous%20les%20pieds%20de%20quelqu%27un
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- under cut
1, record 2, English, under%20cut
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tillage operation in which the machine lifts a strip of forage stand by cutting the root. 1, record 2, English, - under%20cut
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déchaussement
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9chaussement
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Opération au cours de laquelle on coupe les racines d'un peuplement prairial. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9chaussement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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