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clean someone out 1. Fig. to get or use up all of someone's money. The bill for supper cleaned me out, and we couldn't go to the flick. The robbers cleaned out all the bank's cash. 2. Fig. to empty someone's bowels. That medicine I took really cleaned me out. Whatever was in that stew cleaned out every kid in the entire scout camp. clean something out to remove dirt or unwanted things from the inside of something. Someone has to clean the garage out. I'll clean out my closet tonight. clean somebody 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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