To steal from someone, espby overcharging: robbed him blind buying pre-made salad at the grocery
Idioms and Phrases with 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 ]