Definition of take them to the cleaners

take to the cleaners

verb - transitive

• to take all of one's assets, e.g. money.

  I'm really getting taken to the cleaners in this divorce.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'take':
cojelo con take it easy	Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it."
double take	Definitions include: a second look.
give and take	Definitions include: compromise.
it takes two to tango.	Definitions include: "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed."
kick *ss and take names	Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely.
on the take	Definitions include: taking bribes.
piss taking	Definitions include: the result of someone taking the piss.
take	Definitions include: to rob or extort.
take a	Definitions include: to have to go take a shit.
take a bean out of	Definitions include: to mistreat.
take a bone	Definitions include: to get something to eat.
take a boo	Definitions include: to take a look.
take a brody	Definitions include: taking a chance on something.
take a chat	Definitions include: to defecate.
take a chill pill	Definitions include: he needs to relax.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'to':
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
add insult to injury	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
all your base are belong to us	Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
*ss-to-mouth	Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
back to (one's) roots	Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
back to square one	Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
balls to the wall	Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
beat all to hell	Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
beat to the punch	Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
be greek to	Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
be up to	Definitions include: to do.
bigger fish to fry	Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
blow to hell	Definitions include: to kill or destroy.
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