a mooch (名詞) = 乞食, たかり屋 、すねかじり (Someone who is always taking and never giving.)
いつも誰かから何かを貰ったりするくせに、人には何もあげたりしない奴のこと。
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mooch off ~(動詞) =
ねだる (to depend on someone else and use their stuff and or their money.)
誰かに依存していて彼らの物やお金を使うこと
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He’s a mooch. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile!
奴はたかりやだぜ。1インチあげたら1マイル持ってかれるぜ!
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He’s 40 and he still doesn’t work. He just mooches off (of) his parents.
もう40歳だってのに働いてもない。奴はただ親のすねかじってるのさ。
(ofを発音しない。)
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