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Gtivan Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Take somebody to the cleaners
Does such expression exist ?
( I found this expression in the following context )
Shortly after the original series was cancelled, his wife left him and took him to the cleaners. With very little money and acting prospects now, he lived in a truck bed camper until acting bit-parts turned into higher paying roles.
I understand that the person they are talking about ,was left without anything. My question again is , Does such expression exist ?
Thanks
( I found this expression in the following context )
Shortly after the original series was cancelled, his wife left him and took him to the cleaners. With very little money and acting prospects now, he lived in a truck bed camper until acting bit-parts turned into higher paying roles.
I understand that the person they are talking about ,was left without anything. My question again is , Does such expression exist ?
Thanks
Top answer
It's a slang expression meaning "to take all the money or property of", esp. by cheating. (Ref.
- It's a slang expression meaning "to take all the money or property of", esp.
- by cheating.
- (Ref.
- Webster's)
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It's a slang expression meaning "to take all the money or property of", esp. by cheating. (Ref. Webster's)
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