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to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
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rozgromić kogoś, zmiażdżyć kogoś
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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disapproving
idiom
Przykłady
The experienced lawyer secured a great deal, taking the opposing party to the cleaners during negotiations.
Spodziewali się wyrównanego meczu, ale zmiażdżyliśmy ich.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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disapproving
idiom
informal
Przykłady
Last year, the scammer took dozens of people to the cleaners with his investment fraud.
