to take somebody to the cleaners
01
يسحقه تمامًا, يهزمه شر هزيمة
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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استهجاني
تعبير اصطلاحي
أمثلة
The defending champions took their rivals to the cleaners.
سحق الأبطال المدافعون عن اللقب خصومهم تمامًا.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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استهجاني
تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
The gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys.
