take the bread out of 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 of people's mouths who run their own local shops.

take the bread out of people's mouths

deprive people of their livings, especially by competition or unfair working practices.

词组	take the bread out of people's mouths
释义	take the bread out of people's mouths take the bread out of 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 of people's mouths who run their own local shops. See also: bread, mouth, of, out, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. take the bread out of people's mouths deprive people of their livings, especially by competition or unfair working practices. See also: bread, mouth, of, out, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: take the bread out from people's mouths take the bread out of (one's) mouth 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
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