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rob (one) blind rob (one) blindTo steal everything someone owns, especially through deceitful or fraudulent means. Sometimes used to insinuate that someone is charging too much money for something. The CEO was sent to prison for robbing his clients blind through a complex Ponzi scheme. Another $100 in fees? These guys are robbing us blind!See also: blind, robrob someone blind 1. Fig. to steal freely from someone. Her maid was robbing her blind. I don't want them to rob me blind. Keep an eye on them. 2. Fig. to overcharge someone. You are trying to rob me blind. I won't pay it! Those auto repair shops can rob you blind if you don't watch out.See also: blind, robrob someone blindCheat 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] See also: blind, rob, someonerob someone blind get a lot of money from someone by deception or extortion. informalSee also: blind, rob, someoneˌrob somebody ˈblind (informal) get a lot of money from somebody by deceiving them or charging them too much for something: He robbed his clients blind, taking about 25% of their profits.See also: blind, rob, somebodyrob someone blind1. 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, someone rob (someone) blind To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way: robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion.See also: blind, rob |