beg from
Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words
Used to specify the source from whom one is begging.
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Examples (10)
- He had to beg for food from passers-by.
- The children were so poor they had to beg for scraps from the local restaurant.
- She would never beg for money from her parents, no matter how desperate she was.
- As a junior artist, he had to beg for opportunities from established directors.
- The stray dog often begs for treats from the café patrons.
- Do you really think it's right to beg for answers from the teacher right before the exam?
- Having lost everything, he was reduced to begging for shelter from complete strangers.
- If the situation doesn't improve, we might have to beg for help from international aid organizations.
- The small startup was forced to beg for funding from venture capitalists.
- I'd rather starve than beg a single crumb from that man.