expropriate something (from someone or something) (forsomeone or something)

expropriate something (from someone or something) (forsomeone or something)
expropriate something (from someone or something) (forsomeone or something)
to seize something from someone or something for someone or something. •

The government expropriated the land from the peasants for an airfield.

They expropriated land for a highway.

They expropriated land from the farmers.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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