Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking to the cleaners

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing -to the -clean-ers
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take to the cleaners

Questions

What does taking to the cleaners mean?
present participle and gerund of take to the cleaners

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