bleed white
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
bleed white (third-person singular simple present bleeds white, present participle bleeding white, simple past and past participle bled white)
- (literally) To drain someone of blood entirely.
- Synonym: exsanguinate
- (figurative) To take money from someone until they have none.
- (transitive, figuratively, informal) To cause someone hardship by cutting all supplies off.
- Besieging the castle will bleed it white and force it to surrender.
Translations[edit]
to drain someone of their blood
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to take someone's money
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to cut off supplies
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