单词	take to the cleaners
释义	take to the cleaners idiomatic phrase informal : to deprive (someone) of a large amount of money or possessions "… I'll tell you one thing, though: I'm glad I wasn't paying for it. Kid, they'll take you to the cleaners. …" Danny DeVito They looked … like the proverbial country bumpkins being taken to the cleaners by the city slickers. Jay Neugeboren Many of us have heard the expression, "She took me to the cleaners." This is certainly a popular belief among [divorced] males, but is it really justified? J. Richard Kulerski Word History First Known Use 1924, in the meaning defined above take to the cleaners phrase as in sucker to rob by the use of trickery or threats That car salesman took us to the cleaners with this lemon. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sucker cheat do screw stick squeeze hustle beat rip off shake down pluck take for a ride short clip stiff sell a bill of goods to bleed swindle thimblerig con defraud sting fiddle victimize skin shortchange fleece skunk chisel exploit bilk ream hose rook euchre gaff gyp do in mulct diddle trick chouse cozen nobble deceive flimflam betray extort milk nick soak wrench fool gouge overcharge bitch dupe gull wrest wring rope (in) bamboozle double-cross fast-talk
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