They didn’t kick them under the table

Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Opening Bell was talking about Southwest airline stock and whether the stock had been impacted by Boeing’s issues with the 737 Max.  Cramer said Southwest and Boeing have an excellent relationship and that Southwest didn’t “kick them (Boeing) under the table” when they were having problems. This is a mashup of “kick (someone or something) to the curb” (to be discarded or dismissed due to being unwanted), “off the table” (withdrawn or no longer available) and “drink (someone) under the table” (to be able to drink more alcohol than someone else). I included both “table” idioms as “off the table” seems to fit in the context but the word “under” is present making me think Cramer was also thinking, for some reason, of the drinking idiom. A big thank you to John Hatfield Jr. for hearing this one and sending it in!