吃干抹净 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to devour (food)
• to shamelessly take advantage; to ruthlessly exploit

Character by character

• 吃chīto eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 干gānarid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 抹māto apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
• 净jìngclean, pure; to cleanse

Idioms sharing a character

• 吃喝嫖赌 chī hē piáo dǔ
• 吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè
• 吃大锅饭 chī dà guō fàn
• 吃苦耐劳 chī kǔ nài láo
• 吃里扒外 chī lǐ pá wài
• 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là
• 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng
• 多吃多占 duō chī duō zhàn
• 大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng
• 好吃懒做 hào chī lǎn zuò

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