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suck sb/sth dry
suck sb/sth dry
► F0 to remove all useful, valuable qualities or possessions from a person, thing, or place: » That firm sucks its new programmers dry after five years and then sacks them.» London has sucked the surrounding towns dry of local talent.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and extractingThesaurus+: ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere , ↑Removing and getting rid of thingsThesaurus+: ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abuse , ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive |