Taken to the cleaners (1905)

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HDAS has 1907 for "cleaner." I'm going to sue for $54 million.
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_http://www.nysun.com/article/57265_ (http://www.nysun.com/article/57265) 
 
Judge Rules for Dry Cleaner
By LUBNA TAKRURI
Associated Press
June  25, 2007 posted 10:37 am EDT 
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge ruled Monday in favor of a dry cleaner that was  
sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants.  
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The owners of Custom Cleaners did not violate the city's Consumer Protection  
Act by failing to live up to _Roy L. Pearson_ 
(http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Roy+Pearson) 's expectations of the "Satisfaction  Guaranteed" 
sign that was once placed in the store window, _District of Columbia_ 
(http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Washington,+DC)  Superior Court _Judge 
Judith Bartnoff_ 
(http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Judith+Bartnoff)  ruled.  
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Judge Bartnoff ordered Mr. Pearson to pay the court costs of defendants _Soo 
Chung_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Soo+Chung) , _Jin Nam 
Chung_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Jin+Nam+Chung)  and _Ki Y. 
Chung_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Ki+Chung) .  
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_Galveston Daily News, The (Newspaper) - August 6, 1905,  Galveston,..._ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0018/6789760/43097243.html) 
Subscription - Galveston Daily News, The - NewspaperArchive - Aug 6, 1905     
 
FJniib Now that Jimmy Britt has Put Kid Sum- Tan,  to The cleaners, as was 
expected, and, incidentally given him  A standing In pugil- ism By failing to 
knock ... 
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Pg. 14, col. 1:
Now that Jimmy Britt has put Kid Sullivan  to the cleaners, as was expected, 
and, incidentally given him a  standing in pugilism by failing to knock him 
out in twenty rounds,  followers of the sport are awaiting with interest Britt's 
next  pugilistic move, writes George  Siler.


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_COLLYERS COMMENT on the SPORT of  KINGS_ 
(http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/193326482.html?dids=193326482:193326482&FMT=ABS&FMTS
=ABS:FT&date=MAR+23,+1923&author=By+BERT+l+COLLYER&pub=The+Washington+Post&des
c=COLLYERS+COMMENT+on+the+SPORT+of+KINGS&pqatl=google) 
Pay-Per-View  - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver -  Mar 23, 1923      
Listen, boy, here's a boid to be taken  to the cleaners. True, you won't find 
her named in the  entries today-at least, I have not to the moment been 
notified  ... 
 
 
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(OED)
Slang phr. to  take (someone) to the cleaners
:    (a)  to take away, or defraud of, all someone's money; so to  go, send, 
to the  cleaners  (orig. U.S.);    (b)  to criticize strongly.  
1932  Flynn's 28 May 49/2, I dropped the biggest wager I had ever made on  
anything... That sent me to the cleaners, wiped out. 1949  H.  MACLENNAN  
Precipice I.  71 He..had..played several more sets of tennis  with him. He had taken 
Carl to the cleaner's this time. 1950  _R. CHANDLER_ 
(http://dictionary.oed.com/help/bib/oed2-c2.html#r-chandler)   Simple Art of Murder 19 I'm in a jam. 
But I'm not going to the  cleaners... Half of this money is mine. 1961  
Guardian 13 Sept. 8/3 Many a gilded youth..has been ‘taken to the  cleaners’ once 
too often at midnight parties. 1963  Listener 14 Feb. 308/3, I hoped Mr Carr 
might round on Mr Cousins and  start taking the apprenticeship system to the 
cleaners. 1963  Ibid. 7 Mar. 436/1 We..heard the recently fired Captain Atkins  
take the Atomic Energy Authority to the cleaners over their marine  nuclear  
policy.



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