Subj : Drain
To   : Anton Shepelev
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Mon Jul 13 2020 15:49:24

Hi, Anton Shepelev! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 13.07.2020 12:14

 ak>> If I talk about myself, can I say: "I drained Jim everything I
 ak>> knew about his wife's love affair." ;-)

 AS> Observe that Dallas had an "of" before the second object -- to
 AS> drain somebody of something. Does a plane really "drain" excessive
 AS> fuel before landing? Maybe they dump it?

I guess you are right. "Drain" implies a flow -- there is the word "drainage", not dumping. But when a plain dumps its fuel the fuel looks like aerosol.

Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2020

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