| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | his relatives leeched him until all his money was exhausted | родственники присосались к нему, пока у него не кончились все деньги |
| gen. | leech off | пить чьи-то соки (Hard work? Bootstraps? Nope. None of that jives with the social justice narrative that is nothing more than attempting to leech off of those that produce to feed those that either cannot or, most usually, will not produce. andreon) |
| inf. | leech off | сидеть на шее (у кого-либо – off someone ithaka) |
| gen. | leech off | паразитировать (Mikhail11) |
| gen. | leech off | присосаться к кому-нибудь (Hard work? Bootstraps? Nope. None of that jives with the social justice narrative that is nothing more than attempting to leech off of those that produce to feed those that either cannot or, most usually, will not produce. andreon) |