Bringing up the rear and Soaking up

Soaking up and bringing up the rear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soaking up" instead a verb phrase "Bringing up the rear".

Soaking up noun - (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.

Bringing up the rear and soaking up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bringing up the rear" instead a verb "Soaking up".