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suck dry

idiom

To exhaust all the resources of someone or something.


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  1. 01

    dry behind the ears

    Seasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment.

  2. 02

    dry eye

    An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.

  3. 03

    Dry January

    A popular health challenge where a person abstains from alcohol for the entire month of January.

  4. 04

    dry one's eyes

    To cease crying.

  5. 05

    dry out

    To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.

  6. 06

    dry run

    A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.

  7. 07

    dry up and blow away

    To go away; to disappear.

  8. 08

    hang out to dry

    To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.

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