mooched off
Bummed things from
Mooched off means obtained something—usually money, food, or lodging—by relying on someone else's generosity rather than paying or earning it yourself.
The phrase carries a note of disapproval, suggesting the moocher contributes little in return: He mooched off his parents until he was thirty.
She mooched dinner off her roommate again.
- scroungeObtain through begging
- spongedObtained by imposing
- freeloadedTook advantage of hospitality
- leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm
- cadgedBegged or borrowed informally
piggybacked · exploited · parasitism · opportunism · entitlement · misappropriated · squandered · coattails · bummed · depleted · drained · laziness · overused · leeched · manipulation · scrounger · freeloader · free ride
mooched offearned one's keep
Repaid one's upkeep
earned · self-sufficient · pulled one's own weight · fended for oneself · self-reliant
mooched offsupported
Gave aid or backing
bankrolled · took care of · subsidized · financed · sponsored