Take (someone) To The Cleaners Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take (someone) To The Cleaners Idiom mean?

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take (someone) to the cleaners What does take (someone) to the cleaners mean?	to take/win all of someone`s money, to cheat someone	The salesman took the woman to the cleaners when he sold her the bad product.
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lay away money What does "lay away money" mean?	to save money	I am trying hard to lay away enough money to buy a car.

Sod's law What does "Sod's law" mean?	Sod's law states that if something can go wrong then it will.
go into (something) with one's eyes closed/shut What does "go into (something) with one's eyes closed/shut" mean?	to do something or make a choice not knowing the problems that are involved and not having all the necessary information	The young woman went into her marriage with her eyes closed but still the marriage was very successful.
at odds (with someone) What does "at odds (with someone)" mean?	to be in disagreement with someone	The man has been at odds with his boss over his new sales territory.
sucker list What does "sucker list" mean?	a list of people who can be easily persuaded to buy something	The salesman used a sucker list to try and get people to buy his new product.
have (something) on the brain What does "have (something) on the brain" mean?	to be obsessed with something, to never stop thinking or talking about something	The boy has cars and trucks on the brain and he does not think of anything else.
lead (someone) on What does "lead (someone) on" mean?	insincerely encourage someone	I think my friend was leading me on when he told me about the new job.

in keeping with (something) What does "in keeping with (something)" mean?	continuing with something, doing something similar	In keeping with our tradition of letting the visiting team kick first we will do it for this game as well.
Never darken my door again What does "Never darken my door again" mean?	This is a way of telling someone never to visit you again.
have money to burn What does "have money to burn" mean?	to have very much money, to have more money than is needed	My aunt has money to burn and she is always travelling somewhere.
chicken feed What does "chicken feed" mean?	a small amount of money	The man sold his car for chicken feed.
in short order What does "in short order" mean?	very quickly	I finished my work in short order and joined my friends at the restaurant.

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Take (someone) To The Cleaners Idiom