sponge off

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para indicar la acción de vivir a costa de alguien o aprovecharse de su generosidad sin dar nada a cambio.

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.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

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.

   Vivir a costa de alguien

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbumcadgefreeloadleechmoochscrounge

Verbo basesponge