take to the cleaners

Verb

Meaning

(originally US) To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc.

(slang) To thrash someone.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

swizzle

Close letter words and terms

take to the bank take to the bottle take to the bricks take to the heather take to the hills take to the road