Translations for „lap up“ in the English » German Dictionary

lap up VB trans

1. lap up (drink):

to lap sth ⇆ up

etw [auf]lecken [o. SGer, A, CH [auf]schlecken]

2. lap up fig inf (accept eagerly):

to lap sth ⇆ up

etw [gierig] aufsaugen fig

shoppers have been lapping up the bargains since Monday

seit Montag stürzen sich die Einkäufer auf die Sonderangebote

he lapped up the praise

er sonnte sich im Lob

he lapped up the praise

das Lob ging ihm runter wie Öl inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They then create a small incision with their teeth and lap up blood from the wound.

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And given that audiences there lap up confessionals and royalty, a combination of the two should be a hit.

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When it detects prey, it frantically digs a hole and thrust its nose into it, using its long, sticky tongue to lap up any insects it may find.

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They also will lap up ants by reaching with their long tongue into crevices.

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The horsefly can then lap up the blood.

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They lap up the details and revel in the thought that it is someone else who has got caught.

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We appreciated it so that we could lap up the soft vegetables and sauces on our plates.

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Like their relatives the honey bees, bumblebees feed on nectar, using their long hairy tongues to lap up the liquid; the proboscis is folded under the head for flight.

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Cats and canines lap up water with the tongue in a spoon-like shape.

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The prey is gradually paralysed and the digestive fluid turns part of it into a brown broth that the larva can lap up.

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