When you sponge something from someone, you beg or borrow something from them.
Examples: Whenever my cousin loses money in stock market, he sponges from his parents. * My brother sponged a thousand rupees from my parents. * My cousin has been sponging food from her relatives for a year now.
Source: ‘Know Your English’ ( The Hindu) – June 19, 2006
Examples: Whenever my cousin loses money in stock market, he sponges from his parents. * My brother sponged a thousand rupees from my parents. * My cousin has been sponging food from her relatives for a year now.
Source: ‘Know Your English’ ( The Hindu) – June 19, 2006
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