釜底抽薪

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

kettle / cauldron

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base

to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash

fuel / salary