“Knock the props from under” nghĩa là gì?

“Knock the props from under” có prop là cái chống đỡ/trụ cột -> cụm từ này nghĩa là hạ gục tinh thần, phá hủy hoặc làm suy yếu.

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I came to Oklahoma 63 years ago to work in the industry. If you are ready for a mass migration of families from Oklahoma, then vote for the Democrats who will knock the props from under our economy.

Make no mistake. Lukashenka is popular with a sort of electoral love that Vladimir Putin enjoys in Russia. The elections are not fake entirely. Because he controls the money, the media, the parliament (quốc hội), the army, and the police, "Daddy" wins elections and basks in widespread support. Once you knock the props from under him, the support should crumble (sụp đổ).

The spreading coronavirus and Trump’s inept (vô lý, vớ vẩn) response to its growing danger look like the Dems’ most promising current chance to knock him off his perch: Maybe the stock market will tank and knock the props from under Trump’s major claim to worthiness for re-election. But if you’re the Democrats and that’s your best political shot, you may be in some serious political trouble.

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