釜底抽薪

fǔdǐchōuxīn

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb

Meaning

fǔdǐchōuxīnfu3 di3 chou1 xin1
  1. to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
  2. to pull the carpet from under sb

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