to  take   somebody  to the cleaners
take
teɪk
teik
somebody
sʌmbədi
sambēdi
to
tu:
too
the
ðə
dhē
cleaners
kli:nəz
klinēz

Definicja i znaczenie słowa „ take somebody to the cleaners” po angielsku

to take somebody to the cleaners
01

rozgromić kogoś, zmiażdżyć kogoś

to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner 
to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning
dezaprobujące
idiom
Przykłady
The defending champions took their rivals to the cleaners. 

Obrońcy tytułu rozgromili swoich rywali.

02

to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so 

to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning
dezaprobujące
idiom
nieformalne
Przykłady
The gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys. 
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