Meanings
Readings
Common Words
shin; shank; lower leg
Sports
shin guards; shin pads
Historical term
greaves; leggings
Idiomatic expression
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents' shins
Idiomatic expression
sponging off one's parents
Idiomatic expression
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
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