Meaning of lap up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To consume by lapping; to drink (something) quickly.
   transitive
2. To revel in, to overtly enjoy.
   figuratively, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“The cat's lapping up the milk in its bowl”

“You could see⟳ she was pleased, she was lapping up the applause.”

“All this skirt, lappin' up the sun, lap me up”

“City have⟳ lapped up the plaudits this season for a series of handsome wins but manager Roberto Mancini has demanded that his side also learn⟳ to grind⟳ out results when they do not play⟳ well. He now has an example to point⟳ to.”

“Merkel, whose autobiography is out this autumn, has declined to comment⟳ publicly on the series. But fellow Germans have⟳ lapped it up, with the first series gathering 3mn viewers.”

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