"take sb to the cleaners" in German to take sb. to the cleaners jdn. übers Ohr hauen jdn. über den Tisch ziehen jdn. ausnehmen Detailed translations for "take sb to the cleaners" to take sb. to the cleaners to take sb. to the cleaners(also: to pull a fast one) jdn. übers Ohr hauen to take sb. to the cleaners(also: to bamboozle sb.) jdn. über den Tisch ziehen to take sb. to the cleaners jdn. ausnehmen{transitive verb}