So, when we " pull the rug from under someone's feet, " we put that person in a difficult and unexpected situation.

因此，当我们“从某人的脚下把地毯抽掉”时，我们把那个人置于一个困难和意想不到的境地。

This helps explain why CZ pulled the rug from under FTX in the run-up to its collapse.

这有助于解释为什么 CZ 在 FTX 崩溃前夕将其撤下。

But the government will be able to get on with its job now without having to worry that Mr Berlusconi might at any moment pull the rug from under it.

但是现在政府可以不用担心贝卢斯科尼说不定在什么时候跑出来捣乱。