to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
01
krossa någon, slå någon med råge
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
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ogillande
idiom
Exempel
The defending champions took their rivals to the cleaners.
De regerande mästarna krossade sina rivaler.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
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ogillande
idiom
informellt
Exempel
The gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys.
