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take someone to the cleaners

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take someone to the cleaners

1. tv. to take all of someone’s money. The lawyers took the insurance company to the cleaners, but I still didn’t get enough to pay for my losses.

2. tv. to defeat or best someone. Look at the height they’ve got! They’ll take us to the cleaners!

See also: cleaner, take