clean out

clean out  {v.}
1.  {slang}
To take everything from; empty; strip.
George's friends cleaned him out when they were playing cards last night.
The sudden demand for paper plates soon cleaned out the stores.
2.  {informal}
To get rid of; remove; dismiss.
The new mayor promised to clean the crooks out of the city government.
Categories: friends {informal} {slang} {v.}