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draw blood
Injure someone physically or emotionally. For example, The bullet skimmed his shoulder and barely drew any blood, or That reviewer really knows how to draw blood. This term alludes to drawing blood for diagnostic purposes.
Related Words for draw blood torture, wound, damage, cripple, break, disable, batter, maim, mutilate, deface, distress, foul, impair, pique, torment, total, weaken, tarnish, ruin, deform