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1 rob someone blind
expr sl1)2)We're all being robbed blind by the people who control food prices — Нас просто грабят те люди, которые манипулируют ценами на пищевые продукты
You're trying to rob me blind, I won't pay it — Да это просто грабеж, я такую сумму платить не буду
Those auto repair shops can rob you blind if you don't watch out — В этих авторемонтных мастерских тебя могут так нагреть, если будешь глазами моргать
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > rob someone blind
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rob someone blind — 1. tv. 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. tv. to overcharge someone. □ You are trying to rob me blind. I won’t pay it! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
