take someone to the cleaners
把某人榨干；敲诈某人
口语·表示榨干或敲诈
英文释义
to take advantage of someone, often in a financial sense; to exploit or cheat someone out of their money or possessions
例句
He lost all his savings in that scam; they really took him to the cleaners.
典故来源
源自20世纪初美国俚语，原指在赌博或商业中彻底赢光对方钱财，像把衣服送去干洗一样榨干。