Slang definitions & phrases for steal someone blind
steal someone blind
verb phrase
To rob someone thoroughly and subtly; strip someone
[1974+; fr the notion that the person being robbed must or might as well be blind]
Idioms and Phrases with steal someone blind
steal someone blind
Also, rob someone blind. Rob or cheat someone mercilessly, as in Ann always maintained that children would steal their parents blind. The allusion here is unclear. Possibly it means stealing everything, including someone's sight. [ Mid-1900s ]