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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Example Sentences

Their mouths are “almost like if you had a pool noodle with a sponge on the end,” Andy Gloss, an evolutionary biologist at New York University, said.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022

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

The cytosponge or "sponge on a string" will be offered to some patients as an alternative to an endoscopy.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2021

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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