take you to the cleaners

take you to the cleaners
defeat you badly, win by many points
  

If you play checkers with Lars, he'll take you to the cleaners.


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  • 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 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ 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

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