suck (someone or something) dry
suck (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 sucking me dry. I hope I'll still be able to afford retirement some day! Overhead costs are sucking our business dry. We need to come up with a different way of doing things.
See also: dry, suck
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- 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