Synonyms for take to the cleaners
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : klee-ner |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkli nər |
Top 10 synonyms for take to the cleaners Other synonyms for the word take to the cleaners
- bamboozle
- beat
- beat around the bush
- beat out of
- beguile
- bleed
- bluff
- buffalo
- burn
- cheat
- chouse
- clip
- cop out
- cozen
- delude
- despoil
- diddle
- do
- do number on
- do out of
- dodge
- double-cross
- duck
- fake
- flimflam
- foil
- fool
- frame
- fudge
- gull
- gyp
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- hustle
- jerk around
- jive
- kid
- milk
- mislead
- mulct
- outwit
- overcharge
- pilfer
- pluck
- pull a fast one
- pull fast one
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- put one over on
- rifle
- rip off
- rob
- rook
- rope in
- run a game on
- sandbag
- scam
- screw
- sell a bill of goods
- set up
- shaft
- shuck
- slip out
- stick
- stiff
- sting
- strip
- suck in
- sucker
- sucker into
- swindle
- take
- take advantage of
- take for a ride
- take in
- take to the cleaner's
- take to the cleaners
- trick
- trim
- victimize
- weasel
- worm one's way out of
Définition of take to the cleaners
Origin :- mid-15c., agent noun from clean (v.). Meaning "shop that cleans clothes" is from 1873. To take (someone) to the cleaners "get all of (someone's) money" is from 1921.
- As in swindle : verb cheat, steal
- As in welsh : verb renege, swindle
- As in defraud : verb cheat, bilk
- As in fleece : verb plunder, steal
- As in hoodwink : verb deceive
Antonyms for take to the cleaners
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