took to the cleaners
phrase
as in suckered
to rob by the use of trickery or threats That car salesman took us to the cleaners with this lemon. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- suckered
- cheated
- hustled
- stuck
- did
- screwed
- squeezed
- plucked
- ripped off
- beat
- shook down
- took for a ride
- did in
- choused
- clipped
- thimblerigged
- stung
- victimized
- defrauded
- shortchanged
- sold a bill of goods to
- stiffed
- swindled
- exploited
- skinned
- gypped
- fleeced
- mulcted
- shorted
- bilked
- bled
- fiddled
- chiseled
- rooked
- diddled
- reamed
- conned
- cozened
- gaffed
- hosed
- flimflammed
- euchred
- skunked
- nobbled
- betrayed
- tricked
- deceived
- chiselled
- extorted
- soaked
- nicked
- gouged
- fooled
- wrenched
- milked
- duped
- wrung
- wrested
- overcharged
- fast-talked
- bitched
- gulled
- bamboozled
- roped (in)
- double-crossed
