to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility
after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out
As the North bore down on Saigon, Thieu begged for American financial support, but Congress was in no mood to pour more millions into the black hole of Southeast Asia.
—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
The Tua Tagovailoa/Mike McDaniel era ultimately failed, now Dolfans are being begged for yet more patience as the onerous burden of Tagovailoa’s contract impinges on the rebuild.
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