bleed dry

Take everything from

To bleed dry is to drain completely of resources, money, or strength.

The image comes from bleeding an animal until no blood remains.

Someone bled dry has been exploited until nothing is left to take: The lawsuit bled the company dry.

Her ex-husband bled her dry in the divorce.

deplete

drain

Channel for wastewater

  • exhaustUse up entirely
  • emptyHolding nothing inside
  • sapPlant circulatory fluid

use up · draw down · impoverish · bankrupt · diminish · deplete · consume · spend · squander · dissipate

exploit

extort

Obtain through coercion

overcharge · squeeze · milk · siphon · profiteer · leech · plunder · prey upon · defraud · usury

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Opposites
resource extraction vs. resource provision

bleed dryenrich

Improve by adding value

replenish · bankroll · endow · restore · subsidize

exploitation vs. fair dealing

bleed drydo right by

Fulfill obligations honorably

reciprocate · give and take · make whole · settle up

exploitation vs. fairness

bleed dryplay fair

Act honestly in competition

reciprocate · mutual benefit

Family

dry, blood, bleed, dryness, drying, bleeding, bloodshed, bloodless, bled

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG