Friday, 29 July 2011

Sponge something from someone

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

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