English Dictionary

take to the cleaners

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc. (humorous way of saying older expression clean out)

日本語の意味

過剰な請求や不正な手段（詐欺、不当な訴訟、ギャンブルなど）を使い、相手から多額の金銭や貴重品を奪い取ること。 / 相手の資金を不正に搾取する、いわゆる『金を巻き上げる』行為。 / 相手から不当に利益を取り、金銭的に大きな損害を与える行動。

The con artists planned to take to the cleaners anyone who responded to the fake investment offer.

詐欺師たちは、偽の投資話に応じた人たちの貯金を根こそぎ奪うつもりだった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc. (humorous way of saying older expression clean out)

Dizzy refused to pose with a blonde chorine clad only in step-ins. No sir, exploded Dizzy. . . . [M]y wife would take me to the cleaners if she saw a picture like that.

takes to the cleaners （ present singular third-person ）

taking to the cleaners （ participle present ）

took to the cleaners （ past ）

taken to the cleaners （ participle past ）