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to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
01
iemand inmaken, iemand verpletteren
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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disapproving
idiom
Voorbeelden
The new candidate took the old guard to the cleaners during the debate.
De nieuwe kandidaat maakte de oude garde in het debat helemaal in.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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disapproving
idiom
informal
Voorbeelden
He trusted his partner, but the man took him to the cleaners and disappeared.
