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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
Liselott-Swedish
Melusine-Mythology
Kalypso-Greek Mythology
Eli (1)EE-lie (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Dipali-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Claudia['klɔ:djə]
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