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 new candidate took the old guard to the cleaners during the debate.
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 gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys.
