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Milk/suck somebody/something dry

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Metaphorical Use

The phrase often represents draining resources or advantages, not just money.

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Uncontrolled tourism might milk the island's natural beauty dry.
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Negative Connotation

Implies a selfish or harmful intention behind the action.

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Venture capitalists were accused of milking the startup dry.
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Idiomatic Nature

It's an idiom, meaning it shouldn't be taken for its literal sense.

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The new manager is said to milk the budget dry in his previous company.
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