- suck something up
- suck something up†to pick something up by suction, as with a vacuum cleaner, or through a straw. •
Will this vacuum suck all this dirt up?
•The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
suck something up
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suck something up — Go to suck … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
suck something dry — milk/suck sb/sth ˈdry idiom to get from sb/sth all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return • By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back, the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
suck — 1. AND suction n. liquor; wine; beer; strong drink. □ How about a little glass of suck before we leave? □ This is powerful suction! 2. AND suck something up tv. o drink beer or liquor. □ Yeah, I’ll suck one up with ya … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
suck — [[t]sʌ̱k[/t]] sucks, sucking, sucked 1) VERB If you suck something, you hold it in your mouth and pull at it with the muscles in your cheeks and tongue, for example in order to get liquid out of it. [V n] They waited in silence and sucked their… … English dictionary
suck it and see — british informal phrase used for saying that you have to try something before you can know what it is like or whether it will be successful Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym Main entry: suck * * * suck it and see Brit informal : to… … Useful english dictionary
suck — [suk] vt. [ME suken < OE sucan, akin to Ger saugen < IE * seuk , *seug < base * seu , damp, juice > SUP1, L sucus, juice, sugere, to suck] 1. a) to draw (liquid) into the mouth by creating a vacuum or partial vacuum with the lips,… … English World dictionary
suck — ► VERB 1) draw into the mouth by contracting the lip muscles to make a partial vacuum. 2) hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles. 3) draw in a specified direction by creating a vacuum. 4) (suck… … English terms dictionary
suck (someone) into (something) — to cause someone to become involved in something or do something. I got sucked into their argument because I was a friend of the family. I didn t return the salesman s phone calls because I didn t want to be sucked in. Usage notes: usually used… … New idioms dictionary
suck someone or something dry — suck (someone or something) dry see ↑dry, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑suck … Useful english dictionary
Suck — Suck, v. i. 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube. [1913 Webster] Where the bee sucks, there suck I. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suck into — ˌsuck ˈin ˌsuck ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they suck in he/she/it sucks in … Useful english dictionary
