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batten on someone
phrasal verb with battenverb[ T ]uk /ˈbæt.ən/ us /ˈbæt̬.ən/
UKliterary
to live well by using someone else's money: 靠（别人）的财物养肥自己
He's spent these last five years battening on a rich aunt of his.过去这5年里他一直靠着一个富有的婶婶享福。
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