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rob someone blind
rob someone blind
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]
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blind
,
rob
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
Common Names:
Name
Gender
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Usage
Lamar
lə-MAHR
English, African American
Josie
['dʒəuzi]
Carroll
['kærəl]
Placida
-
Late Roman, Italian
Astor
AS-tər
English (Rare)
Charity
['tʃæriti]
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