take (someone) to the cleaner's

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• take (someone) to the cleaner's — 1. to get a lot of money from someone, usually by cheating them. He got into a game of poker with two professional gamblers and, of course, they took him to the cleaner s. 2. to defeat someone by a very large amount. They don t like playing us… …   New idioms dictionary

• 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

• cleaner — mid 15c., agent noun from CLEAN (Cf. clean). To take (someone) to the cleaners get all of (someone s) money is from 1921 …   Etymology dictionary

• take to the cleaners — take (someone) to the cleaners informal : to get all or most of someone s money or possessions usually in a dishonest or unfair way I heard that his ex wife really took him to the cleaners [=cleaned him out] in the divorce. • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• cleaner — clean|er S3 [ˈkli:nə US ər] n 1.) especially BrE someone whose job is to clean other people s houses, offices etc 2.) [U and C] a machine or substance used for cleaning ▪ a vacuum cleaner ▪ toilet bowl cleaner 3.) the cleaner s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cleaner — noun (C) 1 someone whose job is to clean other people s houses, offices etc 2 a machine or substance used for cleaning: a vacuum cleaner 3 the cleaner s a dry cleaner s 4 take sb to the cleaner s informal a) to cheat someone out of all their… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cleaner */ — UK [ˈkliːnə(r)] / US [ˈklɪnər] noun [countable] Word forms cleaner : singular cleaner plural cleaners 1) someone whose job is to clean the rooms in a building 2) a chemical substance used for cleaning things 3) a piece of equipment used for… …   English dictionary

• cleaner — clean|er [ klinər ] noun count * 1. ) a chemical substance used for cleaning things 2. ) a piece of equipment used for cleaning things 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH someone whose job is to clean the rooms in a building the cleaners a place where you can… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cleaner — noun a person or thing that cleans. ↘(the cleaners) a shop where clothes and fabrics are dry cleaned. Phrases take someone to the cleaners informal 1》 unscrupulously take all someone s money or possessions. 2》 inflict a crushing defeat on someone …   English new terms dictionary

• cleaner — /ˈklinə / (say kleenuh) noun 1. a person who cleans, especially for a living. 2. an apparatus or preparation for cleaning. 3. (plural) → drycleaners. –phrase 4. take someone to the cleaners, to strip someone of all assets, money, etc., usually in …  

• The Brave Little Toaster (film) — Infobox Film name = The Brave Little Toaster rating = G caption = director = Jerry Rees producer = Willard Carroll Donald Kushner Thomas L. Wilhite writer = Thomas M. Disch (book and story) Brian McEntee (story) Joe Ranft (story) narrator =… …   Wikipedia