highway robbery
Example Sentences
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Molly got five bucks, and Fred let her know it was frickin’ highway robbery.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2021
“This is highway robbery without a gun. It’s not just us that they’re taking from. It’s our families who struggle to make ends meet and send us money, they are the real victims.”
From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2018
I really don’t want to go back to the diapers and midnight feedings, etc., not to mention highway robbery of daycare costs.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2015
Pro Football Weekly: The magazine picks Seattle third in its preseason power rankings behind the 49ers and Broncos, stating: “GM John Schneider’s incredible drafting in 2012 is followed by highway robbery in ’13 free agency.’’
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2013
It seems like highway robbery to take the most beautiful dress you have and the most expensive, too, I am certain.”
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Speed, Nell
