take someone to the cleaners
- take someone to the cleaners
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1) infml
The dice players took me to the cleaners. Six hundred bucks gone — Эти парни обыграли меня в пух и прах. Шестисот баксов как не бывало
2) esp BrE
If we don't make any profit this year the people we owe money to will take us to the cleaners — Если в этом году у нас не будет прибыли, то люди, которым мы должны, сделают нас банкротами
3) esp AmE
We took the other team to the cleaners — Мы нанесли противникам сокрушительное поражение
Look at the height they've got! They'll take us to the cleaners — Посмотри, какой у них рост. Они запросто нас обыграют
4) sl
There was a real rough guy there who threatened to take me to the cleaners if I didn't cooperate — Там был один крутой парень, который пригрозил применить ко мне физические меры воздействия, если я не соглашусь
The punk said he'd take anyone who interfered to the cleaners — Хулиган пригрозил изувечить любого, кто попытается вмешаться
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» .
Глазунов С.А. .
2003.
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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 — v. phr. slang 1. To win all the money another person has (as in poker). Watch out if you play poker with Joe; he ll take you to the cleaners. 2. To cheat a person out of his money and possessions by means of a crooked business transaction or… … Словарь американских идиом
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
