Cari
to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
01
mengalahkan telak, membantai habis
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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disapproving
idiom
Contoh-contoh
The team is dominating the game and taking their opponents to the cleaners.
Kandidat baru itu mengalahkan kubu lama telak dalam debat.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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disapproving
idiom
informal
Contoh-contoh
The car salesman is notorious for taking customers to the cleaners by charging exorbitant fees.
