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

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

It’s boorish and grating, assuming its audience will lap up whatever tasteless parody it puts out for them just because it aligns with popular films that share its basic themes.

From Salon

Pushback on social media suggests some IJGBs are all front - they may lap up the returning hero adulation but in fact lack financial clout.

From BBC

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