梯子を外される

はしごをはずされる

Also written はしごを外される, ハシゴを外される

Meanings

1. Expression, Ichidan verb to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one (literally: to have the ladder pulled out from under one)

Kanji

• 梯 ladder; stairs; insatiable drinking. Read as はしご.
• 子 child
• 外 outside. Read as はずす.

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