What you have done has robbed me of my dignity!
•If you do that, you will rob yourself of your future.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rob someone of — deprive someone of (something needed or deserved). → rob … English new terms dictionary
rob — [ rab ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to take money or property illegally from a person or place, often using threats or violence: They were planning to rob the museum. rob someone of something: Daniel was robbed of his car, briefcase, and cellphone.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
take someone or something off — tv. to rob omeone or something. (Underworld.) □ Weren’t you in that bunch that took the bank off in Philly? □ No, we never took off no bank, did we, Lefty? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rob */*/ — UK [rɒb] / US [rɑb] verb [transitive] Word forms rob : present tense I/you/we/they rob he/she/it robs present participle robbing past tense robbed past participle robbed 1) to take money or property illegally from a person or place, often using… … English dictionary
rob — S3 [rɔb US ra:b] v past tense and past participle robbed present participle robbing [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: rober] 1.) to steal money or property from a person, bank etc →↑steal, burgle ↑burgle ▪ They killed four policemen… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rob — [räb] vt. robbed, robbing [ME robben < OFr rober < Gmc * raubon, akin to OHG roubon, OE reafian < IE * reup : see RUB] 1. a) Law to take personal property from unlawfully by using or threatening force and violence; commit robbery upon b) … English World dictionary
rob — verb robbed, robbing (T) 1 to steal money or property from a person, bank etc: The gang tried to rob a bank using a sawn off shotgun. | rob sb of sth: Mrs Clegg was severely beaten and robbed of all her possessions. | The company director robbed… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rob — verb (robs, robbing, robbed) 1》 take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. ↘informal or dialect steal (something). ↘informal overcharge. 2》 (rob someone of) deprive someone of (something needed or… … English new terms dictionary
Rob Thomas (musician) — Rob Thomas Thomas at a Vanity Fair party in New York, 2010 Background information Birth name Robert Kelly Thomas … Wikipedia
rob — /rob/, v., robbed, robbing. v.t. 1. to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from. 2. to deprive (someone) of some right or something legally due: They robbed her of her inheritance. 3. to plunder or rifle… … Universalium
rob Peter to pay Paul — 1. To deprive one person in order to satisfy another 2. To raise a loan to pay off a debt • • • Main Entry: ↑rob * * * rob Peter to pay Paul phrase to take money that was intended for one particular thing and spend it on something else Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
