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take someone to the cleaner's
idiom informal
to get a lot of money from someone, usually by cheating them: （通常指通过欺骗）从…那里大捞一笔;骗光…的钱
Paul was really taken to the cleaner's on that deal.保罗在那桩生意上确实赔得精光。
to defeat someone by a very large amount: 彻底击败；大胜
In the second half, United were really taken to the cleaner's, and they finally lost the match 6–1.下半场，联队惨遭蹂躏，最终以1比6输掉了比赛。
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