soak sth up
— Phrasal Verb with soak /səʊk/ verb [I, T]Definition
› If a dry substance soaks up a liquid, the liquid goes into the substance: Fry the potatoes until they soak up all the oil.
(Definition of soak sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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