drink up

phrasal verb

drank up; drunk up or drank up; drinking up; drinks up
: to drink all of (something)
They drank up (all) the orange juice.
Here's a glass of the vineyard's latest wine. Drink up!

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What This Means For You A new study suggests that drinking up to three cups of coffee a day may offer health benefits, such as reducing the risk of chronic illnesses and extending healthspan by nearly two years. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024 Yet unlike a human athlete, the hibernating mammals drinking up their squirrel ‘Gatorade’ didn’t also seem to crave water. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024 No matter where this spacey home lands—in the woods, near a lake, in the Lowcountry or the high desert—you’ll be drinking up those outdoor views 24/7. Miles Walls, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024 For tea drinkers, cardiometabolic risk decreased the most for those who drank up to three cups daily, but the benefits tapered off after that. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drink up 

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“Drink up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drink%20up. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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