bleed dry

bleed someone dry

to take someone's money until most or all of it has gone. Repayments on the new furniture were bleeding me dry.

See also: bleed, dry

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bleed someone/something dry

to use up everything someone or something has available. The city is losing money at a rate that eventually will bleed it dry. I'm worried that the medical bills will bleed my parents dry.

Etymology: based on the idea of a person losing so much blood that they die

See also: bleed, dry