"take to the cleaners" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 榨乾一分不剩（比喻用法）
• 徹底騙光錢

Definition

指通過欺騙或不公平的方式讓某人損失大量金錢或財物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語表達，常指因被騙、被坑或交易不公而損失慘重。注重於財務方面的重大損失。

Examples

He was taken to the cleaners in that business deal.

在那筆生意中，他被**榨乾一分不剩**。

If you're not careful, the scammers will take you to the cleaners.

如果你不小心，騙子會把你**榨乾一分不剩**。

The divorce really took him to the cleaners.

離婚真的把他**榨乾一分不剩**。

Wow, that poker game really took me to the cleaners!

哇，那場撲克真把我**榨乾了**！

The car repair shop took us to the cleaners with all those extra charges.

修車店加了那麼多費用，真是把我們**榨乾一分不剩**。

Trust me, those fancy lawyers will take you to the cleaners if you let them.

相信我，那些律師會把你**榨乾一分不剩**，如果你讓他們這麼做。