Collocations for "sponge"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sponge" in context.
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sponge
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- use a sponge to clean the [dishes, counter]
- a dish sponge
- a [yellow] sponge
- a [wet, damp, moist] sponge
- the sponge is [wet]
- get the sponge [wet] (before)
- dampen the sponge with [soap, gel]
- use a sponge to [apply, absorb, soak, wipe]
- [wipe] with a [wet] sponge
- absorb the [spill, milk] with a sponge
- the sponge is getting [smelly, stinky]
- throw the (old) sponge away
- squeeze soap [from, out of] the sponge
- a [packet, package] of sponges
- a [sea, marine] sponge
- sponges in the ocean
- see sponges [scuba diving, snorkeling]
- has a memory like a sponge
- sponge (it) with [vinegar, water, disinfectant]
- sponge (it) to [remove, clean, absorb]
- sponge off the [water, mud, car]
- sponge the [water] off
- sponge down the [car, table, dog]
- sponge up the [milk, juice]
- sponging (money, meals) off [me, her parents, relatives]
- eat sponge cake
- give the [patient, child] a sponge bath
- it's time for your sponge bath
- sponge painting
'sponge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):