jemandem auf der Tasche liegen
to be financially dependent on someone; to live off someone else's money
Origin
Here 'Tasche' stands for the money purse; most idioms with 'Tasche' relate to money. In this sense it has been attested since the mid-19th century (among others in 1864 by Wilhelm Raabe).
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Regular comparative (-er + als 'than')Komparativ regelmäßig (-er + als)
- Comparison of equality with 'so … wie' (as … as)Vergleich mit so … wie
- Two-way prepositions with accusative (Wohin? / where to)Wechselpräpositionen mit Akkusativ (Wohin?)
- Two-way prepositions contrast: Wo? vs. Wohin? (where vs. where to)Wechselpräpositionen Kontrast: Wo? vs. Wohin?
- Adjective endings in the dativeAdjektivendungen im Dativ
- mehrere (several)mehrere (Indefinitpronomen)
Examples
Mit 30 will er und nicht länger seinen auf der .
At 30 he finally wants to move out and no longer live off his parents.