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bleed dry |
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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. 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 |
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