bleed dry

transitive figuratively informal

Japanese Meaning

（文字通り）屠殺された動物から血液を完全に抜き取ること。 / （比喩的に）資源や金銭などを徹底的に搾取し、使い果たすこと。

After slaughtering the lamb, we allow it to bleed dry before beginning to butcher it.

羊を屠殺した後、解体を始める前に血が完全に抜けるまで待つ。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To wait until all the blood of (a slaughtered animal) has drained off.

Slaughtered livestock is usually bled dry prior to butchering.

Sense（2）

(transitive, figuratively, informal) To bleed white.

bleeds dry

（ present singular third-person ）

bleeding dry

（ participle present ）

bled dry

（ participle past ）

bled dry

（ past ）