- take smb. to the cleaners
- Australian Slangstrip (someone) of all assets, money, etc., usually in gambling
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take smb. to the cleaners
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Take smb. to the cleaners — strip (someone) of all assets, money, etc., usually in gambling … Dictionary of Australian slang
take to the cleaners — 1) win all someone s money He went to Las Vegas and was taken to the cleaners by the card dealers. 2) (smb) take all of someone s money or cheat someone He was taken to the cleaners when he decided to buy the series of books from the salesman.… … Idioms and examples
