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17:32 Jan 4, 2019 |
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English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Other / Football, Humiliation, FA Cup Final | |||||||
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4 +6 | taken to the cleaners > severely defeated |
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\"taken to sketchley\'s\" taken to the cleaners > severely defeated Explanation: Sketchley is, or used to be, the name of a familiar chain of dry cleaners in the UK: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sketchley-quits-... So "taken to Sketchley's" is a witty indirect way of saying "taken to the cleaners". The latter is an idiomatic set phrase, and one's of its meanings is relevant here: "take someone to the cleaners to defeat a person or team completely" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/take-... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2019-01-04 18:05:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry: I meant "one of its meanings". |
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