take someone for all they've got
To totally deplete something from someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The scammers tried to take the old man for all he had got.”
“After the divorce, he realized his former partner had taken him for all he had got, leaving him with nothing in his bank account.”
“The ruthless corporation systematically manipulated the market to take their competitors for all they had got, effectively securing a total monopoly over the industry.”
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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as it gets
As it is possible to be.
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be taken ill
To become ill.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
Last updated August 10, 2026