take someone to the cleaners informal take all someone's money or possessions in a dishonest or unfair way 〈非正式〉骗走某人所有的钱; 掠去某人所有的财产。 ■ inflict a crushing defeat on someone 大败某人： his team were taken to the cleaners by the Australians in the first Test. 在第一轮测试中, 他的队伍大败于澳大利亚队。 |