rob (one) 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

Cheat someone in an unusually deceitful or thorough fashion, as in The nurse was robbing the old couple blind. This idiom may allude to robbing a blind beggar, who cannot see that the cup collecting donations is being emptied. [Mid-1900s]
See also: blind, rob, someone
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

rob someone blind

get a lot of money from someone by deception or extortion. informal
See also: blind, rob, someone
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌrob somebody ˈblind

(informal) get a lot of money from somebody by deceiving them or charging them too much for something: He robbed his clients blind, taking about 25% of their profits.
See also: blind, rob, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

rob someone blind

1. tv. to steal freely from someone. Her maid was robbing her blind.
2. tv. to overcharge someone. Those auto repair shops can rob you blind if you don’t watch out.
See also: blind, rob, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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.
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  • 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