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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

get milked

what does "get milked" means?
  

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Please use the phrase in a full sentence.

  • Please use the phrase in a full sentence.
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Please use the phrase in a full sentence.
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Do you have a context for this?
Literally, "to milk" is to obtain milk from an animal such as a cow.
Figuratively, it means to take advantage of a situation to obtain as much benefit as possible, or it can mean to steal a little at a time over a long period of time.
"After she hurt her arm, everyone wanted to help her, so she decided to keep her arm in a sling for a few extra days in o
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Anonymous"The dishonest bookkeeper stole $75,000 by milking the company's accounts for twenty years."
Haha, that's a good example!
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Oh yes! It indeed helped.

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