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Phrase(s): soak something in something
to leave something immersed in a liquid, intending for it to be absorbed. • Soak your feet in Epsom salts to make them feel better. • I had to soak my elbow in ice water to take down the swelling., Phrase(s): soak in(to something)
[for moisture] to penetrate something. • The rain soaked into the parched ground as fast as it fell. • I’m glad it soaked in. I was afraid it would run off.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs