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sponge off

UK
/spʌndʒ ɒf/
US
/spʌndʒ ɔf/

Translations

sponge offverb
sponged off
Past Simple
sponged off
Past Participle
sponging off
Gerund
UK
/spʌndʒ ɒf/
US
/spʌndʒ ɔf/
vivre aux crochets deFamilier. Exprime le fait de dépendre matériellement de quelqu’un sans rien donner en retour.
He has been sponging off his friends for months without contributing anything.
Il vit aux crochets de ses amis depuis des mois sans rien apporter en retour.
Additional translations
profiter dePlus général ; peut s’employer dans un registre moins familier, selon le contexte.
Synonyms
leech off
parasitize
exploit
take advantage of
live off

Definitions

sponge offverb
To obtain something, especially money or food, from someone else without doing or intending to do anything in return.
He has been sponging off his friends for months without contributing anything.
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