Lap up and Turn down

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Lap up verb - To receive or accept gladly or readily.

Usage example: a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk

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Turn down is an antonym for lap up.

Turn down verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Lap up is an antonym for turn down.

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Turn down and Lap up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lap_up/turn_down

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