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took someone for all they've got

took someone for all they've got is the simple past 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 took someone for all they've got

What is took someone for all they've got the simple past of?
Took someone for all they've got is the simple past of take someone for all they've got.

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

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

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