to take somebody to the cleaners

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

to take somebody to the cleaners
01

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to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning
disapproving
idiom
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Our team got taken to the cleaners in the final match.
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02

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

to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning
disapproving
idiom
informal
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He trusted his partner, but the man took him to the cleaners and disappeared.
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