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to take somebody to the cleaners
to take somebody to the cleaners
01
đánh bại thảm hại, hạ đo ván
to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner
![to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/39973/original/?type=jpeg "to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning")
disapproving
idiom
Các ví dụ
The team is dominating the game and taking their opponents to the cleaners.
Ứng viên mới đã đánh bại phe cũ thảm hại trong buổi tranh luận.
02
to take someone's possessions by force or without the right to do so
![to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43961/original/?type=jpeg "to [take] {sb} to the cleaners definition and meaning")
disapproving
idiom
informal
Các ví dụ
The car salesman is notorious for taking customers to the cleaners by charging exorbitant fees.
