bleed white

English

Verb

bleed white (third-person singular simple present bleeds white, present participle bleeding white, simple past and past participle bled white)

  1. (literally) To drain someone of blood entirely.
    Synonym: exsanguinate
  2. (figurative) To take money from someone until they have none.
  3. (transitive, figuratively, informal) To cause someone hardship by cutting all supplies off.
    Besieging the castle will bleed it white and force it to surrender.

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