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to sponge off
01
to rely on someone else's resources, typically money or support, without offering anything in return; to live at someone else's expense
Disapproving
Informal
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
sponge off
3rd person singular
sponges off
Past simple
sponged off
Past participle
sponged off
Examples
He ’s always sponging off his parents instead of getting a job.
