sponge on

Idioms  

1. Also, sponge off. Impose on another's hospitality or generosity, as in He's been sponging on relatives for the past year. This expression uses sponge in the sense of “to soak up something.” [Late 1600s]

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sponge on

At Madison’s studio, she found something beautiful to put her sponge on and much more.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

“To me, the sponge on it is just easier to scrub a dirty floor with,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021

Hasbro's Pie Face game is built round a simple concept: put whipped cream, shaving foam or a wet sponge on the end of the lever, poke your head through the hole and turn the handles.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2015

Back in his holding room, and out of sight of Nixon, Kennedy had his media guy, Bill Wilson, sponge on the powder.

From MSNBC ● Sep. 16, 2015

‘Then if he comes back you’ll let him stay here and sponge on you just as long as he pleases—like it was before?’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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