Idiom idiom
soak up
Meaning
To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I like to sit on the beach and soak up the sun.”
“She spent her vacation in the city just walking around to soak up the local culture.”
“He sat quietly in the back of the lecture hall, eager to soak up every detail of the professor's complex theory.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026