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上屋抽梯
shàng​wū​chōu​tī

to leave someone in the lurch

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上屋抽梯 shàng​wū​chōu​tī
to leave someone in the lurch
To lure someone onto a roof and then take away the ladder, leaving them stranded; to entrap someone by creating an opportunity and then cutting off their retreat.