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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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disapproving
idiom
Примеры
The champion boxer took his opponent to the cleaners in the ring, winning the fight in the first round.
Действующие чемпионы разгромили своих соперников.
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to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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disapproving
idiom
informal
Примеры
The con artist is taking unsuspecting investors to the cleaners with his fraudulent schemes.
