lap up

verb

1. to eat or drink

2. to relish or delight in

   he laps up old horror films

3. to believe or accept eagerly and uncritically

   he laps up tall stories

Idioms and Phrases

Take in or receive very eagerly, as in She loves to travel—she just laps it up, or The agency is lapping up whatever information their spies send in. This expression alludes to an animal drinking greedily. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

For now, though, private investors are making hay as the public markets lap up stakes in the start-ups they placed early bets on.

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Journalists often lap up these headline-grabbing moments, with no shortage of people across Birmingham willing to stand up for their beloved city and community.

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"These comments are lapped up and regurgitated on a near-daily basis as talking points without any real balance."

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If this happens, she, like most Nigerians, will be lapping up the "wahala".

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The Real Housewives franchise has spread around the world, with viewers lapping up the partying and catfighting of wealthy socialites in locations from Orange County to Sydney to Nairobi.

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