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soak up

idiom
Meaning

To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself.


Examples
SIMPLE

I like to sit on the beach and soak up the sun.

CONTEXTUAL

She spent her vacation in the city just walking around to soak up the local culture.

COMPLEX

He sat quietly in the back of the lecture hall, eager to soak up every detail of the professor's complex theory.

Anchors to
Related idioms1entry
  1. 01

    go soak your head

    Synonym of get bent.

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