ขูดเลือดขูดเนื้อ(kòot lêuuat kòot néuua)
Meanings
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[to] exploit [sb] financially
to exploit someone severely, especially by charging too much money or paying too little; to bleed someone dry.
Examples
เจ้าของหอพักjâo kŏng hŏr pákเจ้าของหอพักjâo kŏng hŏr pákowner/proprietor of a dorm/boarding houseขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearค่าเช่าkâa châoค่าเช่าkâa châorent; rental charge/feeทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annuallyเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàit seems that; it looks likeขูดเลือดขูดเนื้อkòot lêuuat kòot néuuaขูดเลือดขูดเนื้อkòot lêuuat kòot néuua[to] exploit [sb] financiallyคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเช่าchâoเช่าchâo1[to] rent; lease2[to] let out; rent out3rent; rental feeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
The dorm owner raises the rent every year, it's like he's trying to bleed the tenants dry.
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ขูดเลือดขูดเนื้อkòot lêuuat kòot néuuaขูดเลือดขูดเนื้อkòot lêuuat kòot néuua[to] exploit [sb] financially