Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take someone for all they've got

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
take -some-one -for al-l they've -got
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To totally deplete something from someone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes someone for all they've got (present, singular) taking someone for all they've got (participle, present) took someone for all they've got (past) taken someone for all they've got (participle, past)

Questions

What does take someone for all they've got mean?
To totally deplete something from someone.

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