A:John’s boss is really an evil man.

約翰的老板真是壞透了。

B:What do you mean?

為什么這樣說?

A:He dismissed John after bleeding him white. He has worked for him for more than twenty years.

他榨干了約翰的血汗就把他開除了。約翰已經為他工作二十多年了。

地道表達：

bleed someone white：榨干血汗

解詞釋義：

bleed是“使......流血”，改習語的意思為“使某人的血流干”，引申為“榨干血汗”。

Eg. They are trying to Bleed you white.

他們是在設法榨干你身上所有的錢 。

Eg. The tax man is trying to bleed me white.

稅務員正想榨盡我的血汗。