to take the bread out of one's mouth

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "take the bread out of one's mouth"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to take the bread out of one's mouth
01

to deprive people of their most basic means of living, particularly via unfair mathods

to [take] the bread out of {one's} mouth definition and meaning
Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
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The company's sudden decision to downsize took the bread out of many employees' mouths, leaving them unemployed and struggling to find new jobs.
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