Phrasal Verbs
- 1(informal) to accept or receive something 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. She simply lapped up all the compliments.
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- 2to drink all of something with great enjoyment The calf lapped up the bucket of milk.