Milk/suck somebody/something dry In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "milk/suck somebody/something dry", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-02-23 02:02

Meaning of Milk/suck somebody/something dry

Synonyms:

milk someone/something for something

Milk/suck somebody/something dry Verb + object/complement informal

To take and use all of someone or something, but give nothing in return

Lisa married an old man for his money and then sucked his dry.

You are a greedy and selfish person. You milked your grandmother dry and left her alone.

I would suck the system dry instead of building a new one.

Other phrases about:

squeeze an orange

To use all of someone or something that is available in order to achieve something

milk (someone or something) dry

To take or use up everything from a person, thing, or situation as possible

Grammar and Usage of Milk/suck somebody/something dry

Origin of Milk/suck somebody/something dry

There is no clear information about the origin of this expression.

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