Watch out if you play poker with Joe; he'll take you to the cleaners.
I'll never forgive myself for becoming associated with Joe; he took me to the cleaners.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take someone to the cleaners — take (someone) to the cleaners to cheat someone of money. Some people say the company took them to the cleaners by charging double for some services … New idioms dictionary
take someone to the cleaners — If someone is taken to the cleaners, they are cheated, defrauded or lose a lot of money … The small dictionary of idiomes
take someone to the cleaners — 1. tv. to ake 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. □ The con artists took the old man to the cleaners. 2. tv. to defeat or best someone. □ We took… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take someone to the cleaners — informal 1》 unscrupulously take all someone s money or possessions. 2》 inflict a crushing defeat on someone. → cleaner … English new terms dictionary
take someone to the cleaners — informal 1) to take a lot of someone s money, usually by treating them unfairly or dishonestly 2) to defeat a person or team completely … English dictionary
take (someone) to the cleaners — Vrb phrs. To swindle someone of their money or possessions … English slang and colloquialisms
take (someone) to the cleaners — Vrb phrs. To swindle someone of their money or possessions … English slang and colloquialisms
take sb to the cleaners — INFORMAL ► to get a lot of money from someone, especially by cheating them: »They got taken to the cleaners by a dishonest contractor. Main Entry: ↑the cleaners … Financial and business terms
take someone to the cleaners — … Useful english dictionary
Take smb. to the cleaners — strip (someone) of all assets, money, etc., usually in gambling … Dictionary of Australian slang
