milk
noun
an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
will milk
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future tenseof milk.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“Boris will milk it for all it is worth.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
"I expect they will milk it like crazy," Republican strategist Art Hackney said of the Trump campaign.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2016
Though the scheme will milk $882 million out of the British economy during the fiscal year ending next April, the government still expects its $25.7 billion budget to run $800 million in the red.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dancers display an endearing, innocent pleasure in the least of their achievements; a chaste young demi-soloist, having completed her variation, will milk the audience for applause -- and get it.
From Time Magazine Archive
“She set out to explore the house, I think. “You will milk her before we retire, Wormtail,” said the second voice.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
