lap up
transitive verb
Definition 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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