take the bread out from people's mouths

take the bread out from people's mouths

To steal or deprive people of their basic means of living. Everyone loves these giant retail chains for their low prices, but few care that they take the bread out from people's mouths who run their own local shops.
See also: bread, mouth, out, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • take the bread out of (one's) mouth
  • take the bread out of people's mouths
  • take the bread out of someone's mouth
  • a steal
  • be a steal
  • beg, borrow or steal
  • beg, borrow, or steal
  • steal (one) blind
  • steal someone blind
  • deprive of