Last Updated:2025/11/20
(transitive, literally) To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient. / (transitive, figuratively) To drain (resources) without giving back.
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leech
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leech
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figuratively
Japanese Meaning
(医療で)吸血ヒルを用いて患者から血を吸う / (比喩的に)資源などを搾取する、取り尽くす
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