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

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

“The snow we’ve seen over the past few days will act like a giant sponge on top of buildings, and the rain will just add to the stress of the integrity of the buildings.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2011

I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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