You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 19.

International Orangutan Day

Today’s word is milk, spelled m-i-l-k.

milk /mɪlk/ verb [transitive]

to get as much money or information out of someone or something as possible, often in an unfair or dishonest way

Merriam-Webster: to draw or coerce profit or advantage from illicitly or to an extreme degree : EXPLOIT

greedy landlords milking their tenants of all their money

unscrupulous people trying to milk the welfare system for all it's worth

Their landlord regularly milks them for extra money by claiming for damage to his property.

The newspapers milked the story dry.

The directors milked the company of several million dollars.

Sparrows Point took over and rushed the ball deep into Towson’s territory to milk the clock and win the game.

— Kyle J. Andrews, baltimoresun.com, 26 Mar. 2021

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