chupar la sangre a
chupar la sangre a
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. to suck blood from
Un vampiro sobrevive chupando la sangre a sus víctimas, que entonces se convierten también en vampiros.A vampire survives by sucking blood from his victims, who then become vampires themselves.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (to take advantage of)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to leech on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Lo perdió todo en el juego y entonces se dedicó a chuparles la sangre a sus padres hasta arruinarlos a ellos también.He lost everything through gambling and then went on to leech on his parents until he ruined them too.
b. to leech upon (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ana nunca quiso trabajar, pero siempre vivió muy bien a base de chuparles la sangre a sus hermanos.Ana never wanted to work, but she always lived very well by leeching upon her brothers.
c. to leech off (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Carlos es un exagerado, le pedí un cigarrillo y me acusó de estar siempre chupándoles la sangre a mis amigos.Carlos exagerates a lot. I asked him for a cigarette and he accused me of always leeching off my friends.
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