足をすくう

あしをすくう

to trip someone up

Meanings

also 足を掬う

  1. expression, godan verb, idiom to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

Its kanji

In sentences

波なみに足あしをすくわれた。 The waves carried me off my feet. #121662

彼かれは同僚どうりょうに足あしをすくわれた。 His coworker pulled the rug out from under him. #2805576