take the bread out of somebody’s mouth

成語所屬單字bread

take the bread out of somebody’s mouth — 慣用語

1. To remove someone's ability to earn money for basic needs.

1.慣用語
釋義

奪走某人的生計

To remove someone's ability to earn money for basic needs.

例句

The new factory took the bread out of local farmers' mouths.

Did the automation take the bread out of workers' mouths?