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.

bleed someone dry

bleed someone white

COMMON If someone or something bleeds, a person, organization, or country dry or bleeds them white, they take all of their money or resources from them. The first two interest payments had bled him dry. His realm had been bled dry by years of war with France. Note: In the past, doctors often treated patients by bleeding them, which involved removing some of their blood.

bleed someone dry (or white)

drain someone of all their money or resources.

Since the late 17th century bleeding has been a metaphor for extorting money from someone. White refers to the physiological effect of losing blood.

1982 William Haggard The Mischief-Makers Her husband had been a wealthy man, the lady's solicitors sharp and ruthless, and her husband had been bled white to get rid of her.

bleed somebody ˈdry/ˈwhite

(disapproving) take away all somebody’s money: He used to be quite wealthy, but his children have bled him dry.

bleed someone dry

verb

See bleed someone white

词组	bleed (someone or something) dry
释义	bleed (someone or something) dry 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 Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bleed someone dry or bleed someone white COMMON If someone or something bleeds, a person, organization, or country dry or bleeds them white, they take all of their money or resources from them. The first two interest payments had bled him dry. His realm had been bled dry by years of war with France. Note: In the past, doctors often treated patients by bleeding them, which involved removing some of their blood. See also: bleed, dry, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. bleed someone dry (or white) drain someone of all their money or resources. Since the late 17th century bleeding has been a metaphor for extorting money from someone. White refers to the physiological effect of losing blood. 1982 William Haggard The Mischief-Makers Her husband had been a wealthy man, the lady's solicitors sharp and ruthless, and her husband had been bled white to get rid of her. See also: bleed, dry, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bleed somebody ˈdry/ˈwhite (disapproving) take away all somebody’s money: He used to be quite wealthy, but his children have bled him dry. See also: bleed, dry, somebody, white Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bleed someone dry verb See bleed someone white See also: bleed, dry, someone McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: a penny for them beck and call (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) sure as eggs is eggs rest in peace EMILY great minds great minds think alike be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs
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