П456
ТЕРЯТЬ/ПОТЕРЯТЬ ПОЧВУ (ЗЕМЛЮ) ПОД НОГАМИ (ИЗ-ПОД НОГ, ПОД СОБОЙ)
VPsubj. human) to lose one's sense of security, lose confidence in
o.s. etc (often as a result of having lost one's social position, job
etc)
X потерял почву под ногами = the ground slipped (out) from (gave way) beneath X's feet
X felt the ground slipping (out) from (giving way) beneath his feetX felt the ground slipping (out) from under his feetX felt the ground slipping away (from) under him (his feet).
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