to take somebody to the cleaners
01
완전히 박살 내다, 호되게 이기다
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
![to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/39973/original/?type=jpeg "to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning")
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관용구
예시들
The defending champions took their rivals to the cleaners.
디펜딩 챔피언들은 라이벌들을 완전히 박살 냈다.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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관용구
비격식
예시들
The gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys.
