drink up
Example Sentences
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Vernice was “destined for more education and a husband who made his living sitting a chair”; Annie hoped “for factory work and a man who didn’t drink up his pay.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
"Up to the river, up to the water source where people drink, up to ponds where people catch fish."
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
Others, like the North American pitcher plant, are from the country’s steamy, boggy parts of the southeast, so they prefer to be outdoors in Southern California where they can drink up all our heat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022
Thirsty bees and butterflies can drink up while keeping their feet dry, and birds can drink or bathe.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022
Jimmy, who’ll drink up the attention any girl gives him, gave a halfsmile and glanced down at the paper on his desk.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
