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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Carville, resigned to the idea getting a ticket was out of the question, had taken his family to do "the second-best thing" - "to go down town and soak up some of the atmosphere".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Thousands of new “vocational schools” sprung up to soak up the money, many of them bogus.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
He’s tried to soak up as much as he can from the veteran stars he’s been able to spend time with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
That will soak up industry capacity, supporting pricing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Then I rolled the whole, smooth egg over the patient’s arms and legs and neck and stomach and back and head, to soak up all the evil air.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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