eat up with a spoon

verb

To accept (something) very eagerly.

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Meanings

verbeat up with a spoon (third-person singular simple present eats up with a spoon, present participle eating up with a spoon, simple past ate up with a spoon, past participle eaten up with a spoon)

present singular third person eats up with a spoon · participle present eating up with a spoon · past ate up with a spoon · participle past eaten up with a spoon

  1. idiomaticinformalTo accept (something) very eagerly.

    The public not only has the right to know, they eat it up with a spoon. Ratings rocketed.

    2010, J. D. Robb, Rapture in Death
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    I liked how relaxing it was, sleeping with Colin. He never pushed, and he touched me like I was worth memorizing, cherishing. I hadn't had a lot of that in my life, and heaven help me, I ate it up with a spoon.

    2016, Hollis Shiloh, Keep

Translations

Polish przyjmować z otwartymi rękami, przyjąć z otwartymi rękami
  • przyjmować z otwartymi rękamito accept something very eagerly
  • przyjąć z otwartymi rękamito accept something very eagerly
Spanish comulgar con ruedas de molino
  • comulgar con ruedas de molinoto accept something very eagerly
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APA

eat up with a spoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20up%20with%20a%20spoon

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eat up with a spoon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20up%20with%20a%20spoon.

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