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lap something up 1. Lit. [for an animal] to lick something up. The dog lapped the ice cream up off the floor. The dog lapped up the ice cream. 2. Fig. [for someone] to accept or believe something with enthusiasm. Of course, they believed it. They just lapped it up. They lapped up the lies without questioning anything. lap up something also lap something up 1. to enjoy something very much My dogs lap up whatever attention I can give them. Related vocabulary: eat it up 2. to believe what is said or written without knowing or caring if it is true Even if you're lying, there's always someone who will lap it up because most people want to believe you. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of lap up (to eat with great enthusiasm) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``I thought the thing that hurt us the most - obviously getting a lap down hurt us a great deal - was when we made our lap up, on the next-to-last set of tires I asked to take two rounds of bite out and make a change to make it looser,'' said Burton, who sat on the pole by virtue of his points lead when qualifying was rained out Friday. |
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