Sunshine · Weather
soak up the sun
relax and enjoy the sunshine
To soak up the sun means to relax outside and enjoy the warm sunshine.
This vs that
I'm soaking up the sun by the pool.
I caught the sun on my shoulders.
Hear it in real life
What are you doing on your day off?
Just soaking up the sun in the garden.
We spent the afternoon on the balcony, soaking up the sun.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The idiomatic phrase sounds relaxed and conversational; the stiff version sounds like a description in a brochure.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I am soaking ‸ the sun at the beach.
Say: I am soaking up the sun at the beach.
Keep the particle 'up' in this fixed phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
soak up the sun; be soaking up the sun
Sunshine words
Weather · Sunshine: the words around “soak up the sun”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm just soaking up the sun.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
soak up the sun
relax and enjoy the sunshine
“We spent the afternoon on the balcony, soaking up the sun.”
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