lap up
transitive verbDefinition of lap up
1
: to respond to enthusiastically or accept eagerly
she simply lapped up admiration— Helen Howe readiness to lap up the latest sensation— Herbert Brucker
2
: drink
sat there … lapping up the wonderful Japanese beer— J. A. Michener
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