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to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
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jemanden vernichtend schlagen, jemanden fertigmachen
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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disapproving
idiom
Beispiele
They expected a close game, but we took them to the cleaners.
Sie hatten ein knappes Spiel erwartet, aber wir haben sie fertiggemacht.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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disapproving
idiom
informal
Beispiele
The thieves took the old couple to the cleaners while they were away.
