bleed dry

bleed somebody/something dry

to use up everything someone or something has available The city is losing money at a rate that eventually will bleed it dry. I'm worried that the medical bills will bleed my parents dry.

Etymology: based on the idea of a person losing so much blood that they die

bleed somebody dry

to take someone's money until most or all of it has gone Repayments on the new furniture were bleeding me dry.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mario	MAH-ryo (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Croatian
Claribel	['kleəribel]
Shafiq	-	Arabic
Jimmie	['dʒimi]
Lhamo	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Iedida	-	Biblical Greek