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taking someone for all they've got

taking someone for all they've got is the present participle and gerund of take someone for all they've got.

Meaning of take someone for all they've got

Verb

take someone for all they've got (third-person singular simple present takes someone for all they've got, present participle taking someone for all they've got, simple past took someone for all they've got, past participle taken someone for all they've got)

  1. (idiomatic) To totally deplete something from someone.
    • YANK:[…] And if I can't find her I'll take it out on de gang she runs wit. I'm wise to where dey hangs out now. I'll show her who belongs! I'll show her who's in de move and who ain't. You watch my smoke!
      VOICES:Dat's de talkin'!
      Take her for all she's got!1922, Eugene O'Neill, The Hairy Ape

Questions about taking someone for all they've got

What is taking someone for all they've got the present participle and gerund of?
Taking someone for all they've got is the present participle and gerund of take someone for all they've got.

Words near taking someone for all they've got in the dictionary

  1. taking soil
  2. taking some beating
  3. taking some doing
  4. taking someone at their word
  5. taking someone down the garden path
  6. taking someone for all they've got
  7. taking someone to the grave
  8. taking someone up short
  9. taking someone's arm
  10. taking someone's breath away
  11. taking someone's fancy

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