english
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verb ADV. noisily She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. | away, in, out, up She sucked away on her thumb. He cut the orange in half and sucked out the juice. PREP. at He sucked at the wound on his hand. | from The machine sucks up mud and stones from the bottom of the pond. | into, on The baby sucked on her bottle. | out of, through
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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suck up to sb
informal disapproving
to try to make someone who is in authority approve of you by doing and saying things that will please them
• "Why do you think he offered to take all that work home?" "Ah, he's just sucking up to the boss.", suck sb/sth in/suck sb/sth into sth
[ M often passive ]
to cause someone or something to gradually become involved in an unpleasant situation or harmful activity
• I really don't want any part in this whole argument, but I can feel myself being sucked into it., suck sb off
[ M ] offensive
to use the tongue, lips and mouth on someone's sexual organs to give them pleasure
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
drawn:
He was sucked down by the whirlpool.
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