中英成語俚語800對144：釜底抽薪

　　釜底抽薪

　　Take away fuel, take away flame(fire) .

　　eg：Mark changed his subject to calm the angry crowd, to take away fuel is to take away flame.

　　中英俚語俗語來源：魏收·為侯景叛移梁朝文：“抽薪止沸，剪草除根。”

　　反義詞：火上澆油 Pour oil on the flame.