Stay in line and Soaking up

Soaking up and stay in line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soaking up" instead a verb phrase "Stay in line".

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

Stay in line and soaking up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stay in line" instead a verb "Soaking up".