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Cleaned Out

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Impoverished of everything. De Quincey says that Richard Bentley, after his lawsuit with Dr. Colbatch, “must have been pretty well cleaned out.”

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Clause
Clause Rolls (Rotŭli clausi)
Clavie
Clavileno
Claw
Claw-backs
Claymore or Glaymore
Clean
Clean (To)
Clean and Unclean Animals
Cleaned Out
Clear (verb)
Clear the Court
Clear the Decks
Clear (the adjective)
Clear as Crystal. Clear as Mud
Clear-coat
Clear Day (A)
Clear Grit (The)
Clear out for Guam (To)
Clear Voice (A)