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Bleed
(redirected from bled dry)

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Bleed
1. To lose money in a venture or investment over time. Bleeding may occur fast or slowly, but never improves. See also: Stop the bleeding.

2. To extract an excessively high price in a transaction or venture under threat of force or some other harm. Bleeding in this sense is illegal.


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He had been bled dry and there was nothing more to offer so they just discarded him and left him living in conditions that were not even fit for a dog.
To solve a sticky situation, Andy plots to rob the jewellery store owned by his parents (Finney, Harris) with help from his younger brother Hank (Hawke), who is being bled dry for child support by his ex-wife, Martha (Ryan).
 
 
 
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