mooch sth off sb
1mooch — [mu:tʃ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: muchier to hide ] AmE informal to get something by asking someone to give you it, instead of paying for it British Equivalent: scroungemooch sth off sb ▪ He tried to mooch a drink off me.… …
2cadge — verb (I, T) BrE informal to ask someone for food or cigarettes because you do not have any or do not want to pay; mooch AmE: cadge sth from/off: I managed to cadge a lift from Joanna. cadger noun (C) …
