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Bleed somebody dry

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Metaphoric Usage

The phrase doesn't involve actual bleeding; it's a metaphor for taking all resources.

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The legal fees bled me dry; I've got nothing left.
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Negative Implication

Used to express a negative situation where someone is exploited financially.

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After the divorce, Helen felt her ex-husband had bled her dry.
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Not Literal

It's a figure of speech and isn't used in a literal sense of physical bleeding.

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The new tax policy is going to bleed our savings dry.
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