to  take   somebody  to the cleaners
take
teɪk
teik
somebody
sʌmbədi
sambēdi
to
tu:
too
the
ðə
dhē
cleaners
kli:nəz
klinēz

Definice a význam slova „ take somebody to the cleaners“ v angličtině

to take somebody to the cleaners
01

rozdrtit někoho, porazit na plné čáře

to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner 
to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning
nesouhlasné
idiom
Příklady
The defending champions took their rivals to the cleaners. 

Obhájci titulu své soupeře rozdrtili.

02

někoho obrat o všechno, okrást někoho

to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so 
to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning
nesouhlasné
idiom
neformální
Příklady
The gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys. 

Banda ho obrala o všechno a nechala mu jen klíče.

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