bleeding

Related to bleeding: implantation bleeding, Breakthrough bleeding

a bleeding heart

A person who shows an overwhelming and often ostentatious display of sympathy, especially for those perceived as victims. He only voted for the tax increase because he's a bleeding heart. He really believes all of that extra money is going to help the homeless.
See also: bleeding, heart

be bleeding red ink

To be struggling financially, as of a business; to be consistently losing money. Red ink was traditionally used when indicating withdrawals from a business account. If our company is still bleeding red ink like this at the end of the quarter, we'll be in real danger of going bankrupt.
See also: bleeding, ink, red

bleed (someone or something) dry

To take all of the resources that another person or thing has available. This phrase is often applied to money. Paying for my kids' education is just bleeding me dry. I hope I'll still be able to retire one day! Overhead costs are bleeding our business dry. We need to come up with a different way of doing things.
See also: bleed, dry

bleed from (somewhere)

To lose blood from an injured part of the body. After the car accident, the driver was dazed and bleeding from the head. The patient is bleeding from the abdomen—he needs surgery right away.
See also: bleed

bleed like a (stuck) pig

To bleed profusely. Your hand is still bleeding like a stuck pig—it's time to go to the emergency room!
See also: bleed, like, pig

bleed out

1. To die from blood loss. If we don't get him to a hospital soon, he's going to bleed out right here on the road!
2. To drain some or all the blood from a person or animal. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "bleed" and "out." It is important to bleed the pig out before it is butchered. Doctors used to use leeches to bleed out their patients, thinking they could help get rid of "bad" blood.
3. To drain something of all or nearly all of some substance. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "bleed" and "out." If air gets trapped in your radiator, you'll need to bleed it out to get the heat circulating properly again.
4. To lose large amounts of some resource very quickly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "bleed" and "out." The company has been bleeding out money for the past year, so it seems doubtful they'll survive much longer. Our country has been bleeding talented workers out ever since this recession began, which is going to make it that much harder for our economy to recover.
See also: bleed, out

bleed to death

To die due to losing excessive amounts of blood. If we don't get this patient into surgery right away, he is going to bleed to death from internal injuries.
See also: bleed, death

bleeding edge

1. adjective Of or being in the most advanced position, practice, or technology in a given area, activity, or endeavor. Sometimes hyphenated. Scientists at the local university are pioneering bleeding-edge cancer research. The company has released some of the most bleeding-edge smartphones in the world.
2. noun The most advanced position, practice, or technology in a given area, activity, or endeavor. The work their organization is doing at the moment is the bleeding edge of public health. Anthony's fascination with gadgetry always has him at the bleeding edge of the latest technology.
See also: bleeding, edge

from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious

Of such an obvious meaning or implication as to be completely redundant, superfluous, or unnecessary. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Pauline: "The Prime Minister has said that lower-class families are bearing the brunt of the recession worse than anyone else." Johnny: "Wow, any other riveting news from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious?"
See also: bleeding, department, obvious, of

on the bleeding edge

Having or knowledgeable of the most advanced technology in a given area, activity, or endeavor. The university's laboratory is on the bleeding edge when it comes to cancer research. Their latest smartphone is truly on the bleeding edge.
See also: bleeding, edge, on

stop the bleeding

To prevent further damage, loss, negative effects, etc., during a problematic situation. Likened to literally stopping blood loss during an injury. If we don't stop the bleeding now, the company might be in jeopardy of collapsing. We don't have time to figure out a long-term solution. For now, we just have to stop the bleeding.
See also: bleeding, stop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bleed to death

to die from the loss of blood. If something isn't done, he will bleed to death. I cut my finger. I hope I don't bleed to death.
See also: bleed, death

bleeding heart

Fig. someone, usually considered politically liberal or leftist, who is very emotional about certain political issues, such as endangered species, downtrodden people, the suffering poor, etc. Bob is such a bleeding heart. No cause is too far out for him.
See also: bleeding, heart

on the bleeding edge

 and on the leading edge
having the most advanced technology; knowing about the most advanced technology. (Alludes to the cutting edge of a sword.) This gadget is brand new. It's really on the bleeding edge. Tom is on the leading edge when it comes to optical storage technology.
See also: bleeding, edge, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

a bleeding heart

COMMON If you call someone a bleeding heart, you mean that they are too sympathetic towards people who claim to be poor or suffering. Note: The heart is traditionally regarded as the centre of the emotions. Crime can't be blamed on poverty, as the bleeding hearts always insist. Note: You can also say that someone has a bleeding heart. The Financial Times is not a newspaper known for its bleeding heart, but it has consistently pressed for the problem to be tackled. Note: Bleeding-heart is often used before a noun. He then attacked the `bleeding-heart liberals' who question the lengths of prison sentences. Compare with your heart bleeds for someone.
See also: bleeding, heart

be bleeding red ink

JOURNALISM
If a company is bleeding red ink, it has severe financial problems. Even large companies are bleeding red ink. The company reported huge losses for the year ended March 31, but vowed that after three straight years of bleeding red ink, the worst is behind them. Note: This expression comes from the practice in the past of using red ink to fill in entries on the debit side of a book of accounts.
See also: bleeding, ink, red
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

bleeding heart

a person considered to be dangerously soft-hearted, typically someone too liberal or left-wing in their political beliefs. informal
2005 DVD Verdict Ed Bannon is the lone voice of antagonistic reason in an army filled with lily-livered bleeding hearts.
See also: bleeding, heart
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

on the bleeding edge

phr. having the most advanced technology; knowing about the most advanced technology. (Jocular. More advanced than on the cutting edge.) Tom is on the bleeding edge when it comes to optical storage technology.
See also: bleeding, edge, on
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

bleeding heart

An excessively sympathetic or tender-hearted individual. The adjective bleeding has been used figuratively for full of anguish from pity or compassion since the late 1500s. Edmund Spenser so used it in The Faerie Queene: “These bleeding words she gan to say.” The cliché is much newer, dating from the first half of the twentieth century. I. T. Ross had it in Murder out of School (1960), “A lot of bleeding-hearts got the idea they knew about everything.”
See also: bleeding, heart
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • a bleeding heart
  • bleeding heart
  • all sweetness and light
  • sweetness
  • sweetness and light
  • (all) sweetness and light
  • welfare Cadillac
  • glitz
  • glitzy
  • wax eloquent
References in periodicals archive
Efforts to improve precircumcision screening are intended to reduce the occurrence of bleeding adverse events by identifying clients who might have signs of a bleeding disorder.
Bleeding and Blood Disorders in Clients of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention--Eastern and Southern Africa, 2015-2016
Importantly, there is no consistent or specific definition for what constitutes "severe" or "massive" or "life-threatening" bleeding but haemodynamic instability and the need for blood transfusion were taken as evidence of such bleeding.
The management of rectal bleeding following transrectal prostate biopsy: A review of the current literature
Bleeding occurred in 1,215 patients (33 per cent) during follow-up and 227 patients (6 per cent) had a new diagnosis of cancer.
Internal bleeding post-heart attack might be sign of cancer: Study
Patients admitted primarily for upper gastrointestinal bleeding have lower mortality rates compared with patients admitted for other reasons who have subsequent upper gastrointestinal bleeding during their hospitalization.
ROLE OF AIMS65 SCORE IN DETERMINING FREQUENCY OF MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED
Data Extraction: Study characteristics including year of publication, the first author, country, study design, sample size, type of endoscopic treatment, mean age, concomitant diseases, and location of GI bleeding were extracted from eligible studies.
Efficacy of Therapeutic Endoscopy for Gastrointestinal Lesion (GI): A network meta-analysis
The HAP sought the filing of the Bleeding Disorders Standards of Care Act of 2017, which aims to establish hemophilia treatment centers in key areas all over the Philippines, and better access to treatment for persons with hemophilia and related bleeding disorders.
BM Group supports World Hemophilia Day 2019
Screening all women who experience bleeding after menopause for endometrial cancer could potentially find as many as 90% of these cancers, which are highly curable if found early.
Bleeding After Menopause
'Aspirin use requires discussion between the patient and their physician, with the knowledge that any small potential cardiovascular benefits are weighed up against the real risk of severe bleeding.'
Daily intake of aspirin does more harm than good -study
Major bleeding complications were defined as a post-intervention event that were clinically relevant and required therapeutic intervention (e.g., blood transfusion, drainage, hospitalization).
Predictors of bleeding complications following percutaneous image-guided liver biopsy: a scoping review
Bleeding is a common challenging problem especially in patients who take an anticoagulant or antiaggregant treatment (i.e., patients with clotting disorders).
The Hemostatic Effect of Ankaferd Blood Stopper in Rat Bleeding Models with Antithrombotic Drug Therapy: An Experimental In Vivo Study/Antitrombotik ilac Tedavisi Uygulanan Sican Kanama Modellerinde Ankaferd Kanama Durdurucusunun Hemostatik Etkisi: In Vivo Deneysel Bir Calisma
Background: The Patterns of Non-Adherence to Anti-Platelet Regimens in Stented Patients (PARIS) bleeding score is a novel score for predicting the out-of-hospital bleeding risk after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Evaluation of the Patterns of Non-Adherence to Anti-Platelet Regimens in Stented Patients Bleeding Score for Predicting the Long-term Out-of-hospital Bleeding Risk in Chinese Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Q: My daughter, who is 54, has recently had menstrual bleeding, although she stopped having periods at age 51 and had no bleeding for more than two years.
Postmenopausal bleeding
A recently published study has shown that Aspirin Use Prevents Serious Vascular Events, Increases Major Bleeding Events in Diabetes but is also associated with increased risk of bleeding.
Aspirin use prevents serious vascular events in diabetics but increases bleeding events
Yana Vinogradova, Ph.D., from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a prospective open cohort study to examine the correlations between DOACs and warfarin and the risks of bleeding, ischemic stroke, venous thromboembolism, and all-cause mortality.
Apixaban Is Safest Direct Oral Anticoagulant Versus Warfarin; Reduced risks of major, intracranial, and gastrointestinal bleeding compared with warfarin