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Phrase(s): sponge something from someone
to beg or borrow money or food from someone. • Gary tried to sponge a few bucks from me. • I can’t continue sponging food from my relatives., Phrase(s): sponge something from something
to remove moisture from something, as with a sponge. • Liz sponged the sauce from her blouse. • We gently sponged the splattered paint from the carpet.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs