soak something up

soak something up
soak something up†
1. Lit. to gather up moisture or a liquid, using an absorbent cloth, paper, etc. •

Alice soaked the spill up with a sponge.

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She soaked up the spilled milk.

2. Lit. [for cloth, paper, or other absorbent material] to absorb moisture or a liquid. •

Please get some paper towels to soak the spill up.

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The sponge soaked up the orange juice.

3. Fig. to learn or absorb some information; to learn much information. •

I can't soak information up as fast as I used to be able to.

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The tourists will soak up anything you tell them.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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