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单词 clean sb/sth out
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clean sb/sth out

informal
phrasal verb with clean uk/kliːn/us/kliːn/verb

to use or steal all of someone's money or goods:

Buying our new house has completely cleaned us out.
Richard came home for the weekend and completely cleaned us out of food.
The burglars cleaned out the shop.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Stealing

  • abscond
  • aggravated burglary
  • appropriate
  • armed robbery
  • break in/break into sth
  • duff
  • liberate
  • light-fingered
  • loot
  • looting
  • make off with sth
  • mug
  • relieve
  • rob
  • robbery
  • run off with sth
  • scrump
  • shoplifting
  • sting
  • whip

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clean sb/sth out

phrasal verb with clean uk/kliːn/usverb

informal to take or spend all of someone's or something's money:

When dotcom companies collapsed, many investors were cleaned out.
Identity thieves cleaned out customer accounts at three of the bank's London branches.
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