batten onsomeone
phrasal verbwithbattenverb[T]uk/ˈbæt.ən/us/ˈbæt̬.ən/
UKliterarytolivewell by using someone else'smoney:
He'sspentthese last fiveyearsbatteningon arichauntof his.
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw dealidiom
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- be heavy onsomeoneidiom
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- infliction
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization