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to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
01
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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Disapproving
Idiom
Exemples
The company's aggressive marketing strategy took its competitors to the cleaners, driving them out of business.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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DisapprovingIdiom
InformalExemples
She always manages to take her competitors to the cleaners in business negotiations.
