clean out
phrasal verbclean something out
- to clean the inside of something carefully and completely
- I must clean the fish tank out.
- I cleaned out all the cupboards.
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clean somebody out
- (informal) to use all of somebody’s money
- Paying for everyone's meals has cleaned me out.
clean somebody/something out
- (informal) to steal everything from a person or place
- The burglars totally cleaned her out.