take the bread out of someone's mouth



take the bread out of someone's mouth

Deprive someone of his or her livelihood, as in Lowering wages is taking the bread out of the workers' mouths. [c. 1700]
See also: bread, mouth, of, out, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ashbey['aʃbi]
Susannasoo-ZAHN-nah (Italian), SOO-sahn-nah (Finnish), soo-ZAN-ə (English)Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
KourtneyKORT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Tymoteuszti-maw-TE-uwshPolish
Dianadie-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Baraz-Persian