'Pinch someone's bloke'

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Does this phrase mean to take or steal another one's man from her?
 
maral55 said:
Does this phrase mean to take or steal another one's man from her?
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That's exactly what it means! (Though of course it's not necessarily stealing a man from "her". You could be stealing a boyfriend from a man too.)
 
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