sponge on
/spʌndʒ ɒn/verb
/spʌndʒ ɒn/
Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения жизни за чужой счёт или использования чьей-либо щедрости без отдачи.
Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar que alguien vive a costa de otros o se aprovecha de la generosidad de alguien sin dar nada a cambio.
Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de vivre aux dépens d'autrui ou de profiter de la générosité de quelqu'un sans rien donner en retour.
Ausdruck dafür, auf Kosten anderer zu leben oder deren Großzügigkeit auszunutzen, ohne etwas zurückzugeben.
Verbo frasal usado para indicar viver às custas de outra pessoa ou aproveitar-se da generosidade alheia sem retribuir.
短语动词，指靠别人的慷慨生活而自己不付出、不回报，即白吃白喝、占别人便宜。
فعل مركب يعني العيش على حساب الآخرين أو استغلال كرمهم دون مقابل أو رد الجميل.
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.
uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable
Live off othersinformal
To habitually rely on someone else for money, food, or support without giving anything in return.
Жить за чужой счётVivir a costa de otrosvivre aux crochets de quelqu'unAuf Kosten anderer lebenViver às custas dos outros吃白食العيش على حساب الآخرين- He's been sponging on his parents for years without looking for a job.
- She got tired of her friend sponging on her for free meals.
- Stop sponging on your brother and start paying your own way.
Forms
- sponged on past participle
- sponged on past simple
- sponging on present participle
- sponges on third person singular
Base verbsponge