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suck up

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suck something up
to pick something up by suction, as with a vacuum cleaner, or through a straw. Will this vacuum suck all this dirt up? The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt.
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suck up (to somebody)
to praise someone in order to win their approval or good opinion She's always sucking up to the boss, telling him how wonderful he is.
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