bled dry

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To wait until all the blood of (a slaughtered animal) has drained off.
   • Slaughtered livestock is usually bled dry prior to butchering.
2. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To take all of someone's money or resources; to bleed white.