sponge off

• فعل مركب يعني العيش على حساب الآخرين أو الاستفادة من كرمهم دون تقديم أي مقابل.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of living at someone else's expense or taking advantage of someone's generosity without giving anything in return.

غير معدود · لازم · فعل مركّب، غير قابل للفصل

1. Live at someone else's expenseinformal

   To habitually take advantage of someone's generosity, especially for financial support or accommodation, without giving anything in return.

   العيش على حساب الآخرين

   • He's been sponging off his parents for years without getting a job.
   • She accused her brother of sponging off her while he looked for work.
   • They got tired of their friend sponging off them and asked him to move out.

   المرادفاتbumcadgefreeloadleechmoochscrounge

الفعل الأساسيsponge