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to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
01
разгромить кого-то, разнести в пух и прах
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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неодобрительное
идиома
Примеры
The defending champions took their rivals to the cleaners.
Действующие чемпионы разгромили своих соперников.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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неодобрительное
идиома
неформальное
Примеры
The gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys.
