to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to have a smattering knowledge of
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
sponging (e.g. off one's parents); sponger
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
to nibble at; to have a smattering of knowledge
to gnaw at and scatter around; to dabble in many things but give up quickly