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clean out

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clean someone out
to take everything from someone. Thieves took my bank card and absolutely cleaned me out. I'd offer you something to eat, but Sean was here last night and he cleaned us out.
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The engineer had disconnected the feed-pipes to clean out the rust.
Franklin in the smoking-room, with the soda-water and brandy, and found that Miss Rachel had put the Diamond clean out of his head.
Time went by, the wine was sold, and when they came to clean out the cask, they found in it a small key hanging to a thong of cordovan; see now if one who comes of the same stock has not a right to give his opinion in such like cases.
 
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