milk verb 2 : to draw something from as if by milking: such as b : to draw or coerce profit or advantage from illicitly or to an extreme degree : exploi

milk verb 2 : to draw something from as if by milking: such as b : to draw or coerce profit or advantage from illicitly or to an extreme degree : exploit milk the joke for all it's worth https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk