suck dry
suck dry · sucks dry · sucked dry · sucking dry
To exhaust all the resources of someone or somethingTo exhaust all the resources of someone or something.
» This bitch will suck you dry.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal, transitive)To exhaust all the resources of someone or something.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, dry.
The swimmers wore pantyhose to stop the leeches in the lake from sucking them dry.
Examples
6 sentencesThis bitch will suck you dry.
Do not let her use you and suck you dry.
She will suck you dry.
This oil well has been sucked dry.
She's a greedy bitch and she'll suck you dry.
Forms
sucks dry, sucking dry, sucked dry, sucked dry| Base form | suck dry · to suck dry |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sucks dry |
| Present participle | sucking dry |
| Past simple | sucked dry |
| Past participle | sucked dry |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbleed dry
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle