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leech onto

/liːtʃ ˈɒn.tuː/

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verb

/liːtʃ ˈɒn.tuː/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения настойчивого прикрепления к кому-либо или чему-либо, часто ради личной выгоды или поддержки, подобно паразиту.

A phrasal verb used to indicate persistently attaching oneself to someone or something, often for personal gain or support, like a parasite.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. To cling to someone for personal gaininformal

    To attach oneself to another person in a parasitic manner, often for emotional or financial support.

    ruПрисасываться

    • He leeched onto his wealthy uncle and never worked a day.
    • She leeched onto the popular group at school to gain status.
    • They leeched onto the project just to take credit for the success.

    Synonymsexploitsponge offuse

  2. To persistently follow or depend on someoneinformal

    To stay very close to someone, often in an annoying or needy way.

    ruПрилипнуть

    • The stray dog leeched onto the hiker and wouldn't leave.
    • He leeched onto his friend during the entire trip.
    • She leeched onto her mentor, asking for constant advice.

    Synonymscling tohang onshadowsponge offtail

    Antonymsabandonavoiddepartdetachdisengageleavereleaseseparateshunwithdraw

Forms
  • leeched onto past participle
  • leeched onto past simple
  • leeching onto present participle
  • leeches onto third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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