كيف تنطق "take to the cleaners"
expression
TAYK tuh THUH KLEE-nerz
TAYK tuh THEE KLEE-nuhz
التعريف
To cheat or take a large amount of money or possessions from someone, often unfairly or by trickery.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈteɪk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫinɝz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
tˈeɪk/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈiːnəz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
TAYK tuh THUH KLEE-nerz
بريطاني
TAYK tuh THEE KLEE-nuhz
استمع في السياق
He was taken to the cleaners in that business deal.
If you're not careful, the scammers will take you to the cleaners.
The divorce really took him to the cleaners.
Wow, that poker game really took me to the cleaners!