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squeeze sb dry

Definition

If you squeeze someone dry, you get as much from them as possible: When they got divorced, his wife squeezed him dry and took everything.Treating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressiveUsing and misusing
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