soak up
Idioms-
Absorb, take in, as in I lay there, soaking up the sun , or She often went to hear poets read their work, soaking up every word . This usage, alluding to absorbing a liquid, dates from the mid-1500s.
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Drink to excess, as in She can really soak up her beer .
Example Sentences
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Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Companies that grant lots of stock options can be indifferent because they want to soak up those cheaply issued shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then fund the donor-advised fund to soak up the conversion income.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Friday, she said, was the first of the three biggest days for the Fleadh as the main competitions kicked off and even more visitors arrived to soak up the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Soon they’d take the catchers and jars up to the roof and lay them out on tar paper to soak up the sunlight.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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