All lap up synonyms
lap up
L l verb lap up
- reckon β to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- presume β to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- sense β any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- judge β Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- view β an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- wallow β to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
- rollick β to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.
- riot β a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- carouse β If you say that people are carousing, you mean that they are behaving very noisily and drinking a lot of alcohol as they enjoy themselves.
- savor β the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- crow β A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
- relish β liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- delight β Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- luxuriate β to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- carry on β If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
- cut loose β to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc
- fool around β a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- kid around β behave jokingly or playfully
- blow off steam β water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- live it up β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- paint the town β a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- run around β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- step out β a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- whoop it up β a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- kick over the traces β either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- make whoopee β make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
- paint the town red β a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- kick up one's heels β the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- check out β When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
- go for β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- take on β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- thumbs up β the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- give the go-ahead β authorize sb to do sth
- rubber-stamp β to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- set store by β an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- buy into β If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it.
- get behind β support: a cause, etc.
- go along with β permit, consent to
- count on β If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.
- fall for β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- swear by β to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- take it β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- keep the faith β stay true to beliefs
- rest assured β reassurance