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

Визначення та значення слова « take somebody to the cleaners» англійською мовою

to take somebody to the cleaners
01

розгромити когось, рознести вщент

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

Чинні чемпіони розгромили своїх суперників.

02

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

to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning
несхвальне
ідіома
неформальне
Приклади
The gang took him to the cleaners and left him with nothing but his keys. 
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