Phrasal Verbs

clean out (2)

This page is about the phrasal verb clean out (2)

INFORMAL

Meaning

If you have been cleaned out, all your money has been taken by someone, or spent on something.

For example

  • clean sb out Putting a deposit on this new apartment has just about cleaned us out.

  • clean sb out The settlement Cherie got for their divorce has nearly cleaned Bob out.

Quick Quiz

If someone cleans you out while you're playing cards with them, it means they have

a. tried to cheat you

b. lost all their money

c. won all your money
a) tried to cheat you b) lost all their money c) won all your money

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