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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.