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lap up

British  

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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
lap up Idioms  

  1. 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

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But she has been a hit with voters, especially young ones, with fans lapping up everything from her handbag to her jamming to a K-pop song with South Korea's president.

From Barron's

She has defied pessimists to be a hit with voters, especially young ones, with fans lapping up everything from her handbag to her jamming to a K-pop song with South Korea's president.

From Barron's

It’s the perfect place for Allen to lap up the last of the warm weather when he returns to Buffalo for preseason training camp, which kicks off on July 24.

From MarketWatch

But for months, she followed a fresh diet, lapping up gourmet meals and freeze-dried raw treats from a variety of reputable brands.

From The Wall Street Journal

My mouth is so dry, I can barely open it to lap up a drop.

From Literature

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