Translations for „sponge off“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

sponge down VB trans, sponge off VB trans

sponge down

протира́ть [или обтира́ть] мо́крой гу́бкой

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English

A dolphin breaks a marine sponge off the sea floor and wears it over its rostrum, apparently to probe substrates for fish, possibly as a tool or simply for play.

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Don't sponge off people excessively.

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So we can sponge off oatmeal spills?

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If someone were to stereotype them all as useless losers who sponge off society on welfare, break into our homes and steal from us, there would be an outcry.

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Parents lose the respect and reverence of their children when they allow them to sponge off of them well into their adulthood.

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So why do greedy wives still sponge off their ex-husbands?

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She shuns work and prefers to sponge off others.

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Does he rent and what are the costs or does he sponge off his parents?

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He could sponge off her comfortably forever, but he's committed, somewhat glumly, to assuring his self-sufficiency.

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Although he is penniless, his deception gets him invited to high-society parties, where he can sponge off the guests and gorge himself on the food.

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