rob blind

rob (one) blind

To steal everything someone owns, especially through deceitful or fraudulent means. Sometimes used to insinuate that someone is charging too much money for something. The CEO was sent to prison for robbing his clients blind through a complex Ponzi scheme. Another $100 in fees? These guys are robbing us blind!

rob someone blind

1. Fig. to steal freely from someone. Her maid was robbing her blind. I don't want them to rob me blind. Keep an eye on them.

2. Fig. to overcharge someone. You are trying to rob me blind. I won't pay it! Those auto repair shops can rob you blind if you don't watch out.

rob (someone) blind

To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way: robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion.

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释义	rob blind rob (one) blind To steal everything someone owns, especially through deceitful or fraudulent means. Sometimes used to insinuate that someone is charging too much money for something. The CEO was sent to prison for robbing his clients blind through a complex Ponzi scheme. Another $100 in fees? These guys are robbing us blind! See also: blind, rob Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rob someone blind 1. Fig. to steal freely from someone. Her maid was robbing her blind. I don't want them to rob me blind. Keep an eye on them. 2. Fig. to overcharge someone. You are trying to rob me blind. I won't pay it! Those auto repair shops can rob you blind if you don't watch out. See also: blind, rob McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. rob (someone) blind To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way: robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion. See also: blind, rob American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time big spender be out of (one's) league be out of somebody's league accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey accompany on a journey be (not) a patch on a stranger to (someone or something) be in bad with (someone) bolo References in periodicals archive The police have a role to play and must come down heavily on loan sharks who rob blind those driven to borrow money at extortionate interest rates. Act to end debt ordeal; VOICE OF THE Each yuletide they take jobs as Santa and his elf-helper, gaining access to heavily trafficked stores which they then rob blind after hours on Christmas Eve. Bad Santa Language holds the key to today's Budget, an old Latin word meaning "to rob blind". RESULT!: Water shortage is a real gud bet; IN ASSOCIATION WITH betfair.com Instead, they rob blind the stores where they work. Film: Preview: FIERY FESTIVE FEVER; FORGET GUY FAWKES AS THE CHRISTMAS FILMS ARE ON THEIR WAY. WE SELECT SEVEN OF THE BEST - AND TWO TO AVOID. By ALUN PALMER
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