TAKE SB TO THE CLEANERS


Meaning of TAKE SB TO THE CLEANERS in English

( informal )

1.

to steal all of sb's money, etc., or to get it using a trick

2.

to defeat sb completely :

Our team got taken to the cleaners.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.