lap up
Phrasal verbto accept or receive sth with great enjoyment, without thinking about whether it is good, true or sincere
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Meaning
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lap sth upinformal
to accept or receive sth with great enjoyment, without thinking about whether it is good, true or sincere
It's a terrible movie but audiences everywhere are lapping it up.
- 2
lap sth up
to drink all of sth with great enjoyment
The calf lapped up the bucket of milk.
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Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition
Ten minutes to the warm-up lap.
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