take to the cleaner's

A form of take to the cleaners — To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc.

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Meanings

verbtake to the cleaner's (third-person singular simple present takes to the cleaner's, present participle taking to the cleaner's, simple past took to the cleaner's, past participle taken to the cleaner's)

present singular third person takes to the cleaner's · participle present taking to the cleaner's · past took to the cleaner's · participle past taken to the cleaner's

  1. alternativeAlternative form of take to the cleaners.
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APA

take to the cleaner's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20to%20the%20cleaner's

MLA

“take to the cleaner's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20to%20the%20cleaner's. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take to the cleaner's,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20to%20the%20cleaner's.

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