suck (redirected from sucks)

suck (some) brew and suck (some) Suds

Sl. to drink beer. Wanna go suck some brew? I'm tired of sucking suds. Got any whisky?

See also: brew

suck someone or something down

[for a vacuum or water currents] to pull someone or something downward. The savage currents sucked the swimmers down to their death. The current sucked down the floating trees.

suck someone or something into something and suck someone or something in

[for a vacuum] to draw someone or something into something. The whirlpool sucked the swimmers into the depths of the river. The whirlpool sucked in a swimmer. A whirlpool nearly sucked our canoe in.

suck someone or something under

[for a current or waves] to pull someone or something beneath the surface of the water. The strong rip tide almost sucked me under! It almost sucked our boat under.

suck someone's hind tit

Sl. to be forced to do someone's bidding no matter how unpleasant or impossible. (Fig. on the idea of the last of a litter of animals to get its mother's milk. Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.) What am I supposed to do—suck his hind tit? She acts like everybody has to suck her hind tit to keep their jobs.

See also: hind, tit

suck someone in and take someone in

to deceive someone. I try to shop carefully so that no one can take me in. I think that someone sucked in both of them. I don't know why they bought this car.

suck something from something

to draw something out of something by the application of a vacuum. Freddie used his straw to suck the last of the cola from the can. The machine sucked the water from the bottom of the barrel.

suck something in 

1. Lit. to draw something into one's mouth by sucking. She sucked the milk shake in so hard she nearly collapsed the straw. Liz sucked in the fresh air.

2. Fig. to draw in one's belly, gut, or stomach. Suck that belly in! Suck in that gut!

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.

See also: up

suck up to someone

Sl. to attempt to gain influence with or favor from someone. In school, Richard was always sucking up to the teacher. Don't suck up to me. It won't do any good.

See also: up

teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

Fig. to try to tell or show someone more knowledgeable or experienced than oneself how to do something. Don't suggest showing Mary how to knit. It will be like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs. Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Bob has been playing tennis for years.

See also: egg, teach

That sucks. and It sucks.

Sl. That is worthless. Yuck! That sucks! This meat loaf is terrible. It sucks.

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suck it and see  (British & Australian informal)

to try something that you have not done before to discover what it is like or whether it will be successful I'm not sure at this stage whether it's the right job for me - I've just got to suck it and see.

See also: and, see

teach your grandmother to suck eggs  (British & Australian)

to give advice to someone about a subject that they already know more about than you You're teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, Ted. I've been playing this game since before you were born!

See also: egg, teach

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suck somebody into something also suck somebody in

to cause someone to become involved in something or do something I got sucked into their argument because I was a friend of the family. I didn't return the salesman's phone calls because I didn't want to be sucked in.

Usage notes: usually used as get sucked into something or be sucked into something, as in the examples, and often said of someone who becomes involved without fully understanding the situation

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.

See also: up