take somebody to the cleaner'sinformal a) TRICK/DECEIVEto cheat someone and take all their money or possessions 骗光某人的钱财
b) BEAT/DEFEATto defeat someone completely 彻底打败[击败]某人 The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner’s, winning 96–72. 湖人队以96比72大败公牛队。
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