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drain of

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drain someone or something of something
Fig. to exhaust someone or something of something, such as energy, motivation, etc. This day has drained me of all my motivation. The first performance drained the cast of all its energy.
See also: drain

drain something of something

to empty something out of something. He drained the glass of the remaining beer.
See also: drain


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She was injured last summer when she sat on the drain of a wading pool at the Minneapolis Golf Club, and the drain's powerful suction ripped out part of her intestinal tract.
Never dump it down a drain of let it run on the ground from the separator's drain hose.
Myers, founder and president of Minute Drain of Rogers, has launched a nationwide marketing campaign for a new product that can drain the water from inboard and stern-drive engines in 55 to 70 seconds.
 
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