transcription, транскрипция: [ li:tʃ ]
( leeches)
1.
A leech is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by attaching themselves to other animals and sucking their blood.
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2.
If you describe someone as a leech , you disapprove of them because they deliberately depend on other people, often making money out of them.
They’re just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
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