drain of

drain (someone or something) of (something)

1. To cause someone or something to lose some ability or quality, often energy. Eleanor has such a pessimistic attitude that being around her just drains me of energy.
2. To empty or remove something (often a liquid) from something else. I always have to drain this soup of its broth because my daughter only likes the noodles.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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, of

drain something of something

to empty something out of something. He drained the glass of the remaining beer.
See also: drain, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • drain (someone or something) of (something)
  • lose heart
  • Bite your tongue!
  • have a bad attitude
  • well disposed to
  • well disposed to (someone or something)
  • see (something) through rose-colored glasses
  • see through rose-colored glasses
  • see (something) through rose-coloured spectacles
  • devil-may-care attitude
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An investigation of the effect of drains on slope stability of homogeneous and non-homogeneous earth dams during rapid drawdown condition
(6.) Docquier, Frederic, and Hillel Rapoport (2009), "Documenting the Brain Drain of 'la creme de la creme:' Three Case-studies on International Migration at the Upper Tail of the Education Distribution," Jahrbucherfur Nationalokonomie und Statistik 229(6): 679-705.
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