to soak up the sun
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3.5
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
tomar el sol
- Once you have seen the charm and beauty of the city, it's time to escape to the beach and soak up the sun, relaxing on the sand or a beach chair until your heart is content.
- soak up the sun's rays
So I was just soaking up the sun, the rays and it was John Joel.
- So I was just soaking up the sun, the rays and it was John Joel.
- And we've just been loving soaking up the sun before we cave to the British Columbia Vancouver rainy winter season.
- So I think this cat is is soaking up the sun and looking at the person slash the camera with that look of like you are no threat to me whatsoever.
Examples
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And that's where Blogfinger found them Monday, soaking up the sun and remembering Lopez with tales, small and tall.
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And we've just been loving soaking up the sun before we cave to the British Columbia Vancouver rainy winter season.
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So I was just soaking up the sun, the rays and it was John Joel.
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So we're just chilling in the garden now, soaking up the sun, having a little chat.
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Those who want to be away from the busy and crowded city life can come here and breathe some pure air and soak up the sun.
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It was a busy Saturday afternoon with about 20,000 people lying down soaking up the sun.
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On a splendidly sunny day, I soaked up the sun with a friend, chatting about our future goals and master plans to conquer the world.
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I believe in daring to live the life you dream of living, and so I quit my job to blog, soak up the sun, and parler français on the French Riviera.
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We spent our afternoon in the park to soak up the sun and enjoy the warm weather.
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After a long week at work, she loves to relax and soak up the sun at the beach.
Synonyms
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3.7
To lie in the warm sun and enjoy its heat
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2.9
To sit or lie in the sun to make your skin brown
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1.6
To relax and enjoy the sun's warmth
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2.8
To lie in the sun to get warm or to tan the skin
To sit or lie in the sun to feel warm
To relax on a beach in the warm sun
To stay in strong sun for tanning or warmth
Antonyms
How Sunny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Knowing 'soak' (to absorb) and 'sun' allows a learner to infer a figurative meaning of 'absorbing' sunlight — i.e., spending time enjoying the sun — because 'soak up' commonly conveys taking something in. However, this is a metaphorical extension from liquids to light/atmosphere and not strictly literal, so the sense is partially predictable but may not be immediately obvious to all B1 learners without prior exposure.
Etymology
Soak up the sun paints a simple picture: like a sponge, your skin or a towel soaks up the sun's warmth and light. That's why it means 'to spend time enjoying the sunlight'.