cadge

cadge (something) from (someone)

slang To borrow something from someone. I need to cadge your textbook from you before the big test. Hey, man, I forgot my lunch. Can I cadge one of your snacks from you? Sorry, Caitlin cadged my last spare pen from me before the test.

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cadge (something) off (someone)

slang To borrow something from someone. I need to cadge your textbook off you before the big test. Hey, man, I forgot my lunch. Can I cadge one of your snacks off you? Sorry, Caitlin cadged my last spare pen off me before the test.

See also: cadge, off

on the cadge

informal Begging for or sponging things from other people. Primarily heard in Australia. My brother's been on the cadge ever since he dropped out of college, and our poor parents give him everything he asks for. I hate being on the cadge like this, but until I find a new job, I'm pretty broke.

See also: cadge, on

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cadge something from someone

 and cadge something off someone

Sl. to beg or borrow something from someone. Go cadge some sugar from the lady next door. I cadged this jacket off a friendly guy I met.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cadge something from someone

and cadge something off someone

tv. to beg or borrow something from someone. I cadged this jacket off a friendly guy I met. He tried to cadge a ten-spot from me.

See also: cadge, someone, something

cadge something off someone

verb

See cadge something from someone

See also: cadge, off, someone, something

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