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displayClassicSurvey}} {{/displayClassicSurvey}} The children are tender, and the flocks and herds giving suck… For their sake, he must ‘journey on gently’ and meet up with his brother later in Seir.North AmericanThe Virgin Mary gives suck to the infant Jesus both as his historical mother and as the metaphysical image of nourishing Mother Church.BritishAllah says in the Qur'an ‘The mothers shall give suck to their offspring for two whole years…’IndianBut if you make difficulties for one another, then some other woman may give suck for him (the father of the child).IndianBut woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days!Canadian

suck in

suck verbsuck someone in , suck in someoneinvolve someone in something without their choosingwe were sucked in by his charm and good looksExamplesBut what's the secret to sucking you in to see a movie?North AmericanIt's hard to know whether the reporters actually think the Republican candidate is an interesting and new kind of candidate or whether in fact he's, you know, somehow sucked us in just by virtue of the unfettered access.North American‘When I was a high school student, they sucked me in,’ said Quinn, who had an anti-war stance at that time.North AmericanAnd take no notice when Capitalist hooligans continue reaping the profits of your labour for their own affluent ends; sucking you in likeNew Zealand

suck off

suck verbsuck someone off , suck off someone (vulgar slang) perform fellatio on someone

suck up

suck verb (informal) behave obsequiously, especially for one's own advantagehe has risen to where he is mainly by sucking up to the presidentshe can fire you anytime she wants, so you have to suck upExamplesAfter about a minute of sucking up and butterfly kisses, he gave in.North AmericanEvery waiter and waitress sucks up as much as humanly possible, assuming that that's the way to earn a nice gratuity.Canadian

suck-up

noun (North American English, informal) a person who behaves obsequiously, especially for their own advantageExamplesSo after vetting the list to weed out any cantankerous curmudgeons, the candidate pool will consist of mainstream hacks, true believers and morally rancid suck-ups to political authority.North AmericanWell now, I didn't want to look like too much of a suck-up, so I only agreed ‘strongly’ rather than ‘totally’.North AmericanI'm not saying I hate all preps, but these were the super-annoying suck-ups.North AmericanAt worst, this kid's just a suck-up, a dork, a talented geek.North American

suck into

suck verbsuck someone into somethinginvolve someone in something without their choosingI didn't want to be sucked into the role of dutiful daughter

suck the kumara

kumara noun (New Zealand English, informal) suffer a defeat or disaster; failI'm sucking the kumara big timeExamplesHe may be "rogue" now, but once he's sucked the kumara, Jones will be the man of the hour.North AmericanHe's quite keen for you to suck the kumara.New ZealandI am thankful my wife walked the last 5 km with me because I was definitely sucking the kumara.New ZealandOne of the engines has sucked the kumara.New Zealand

suck someone dry

suck verbexhaust someone's physical, material, or emotional resourcesthe new company is sucking them dry of technical expertiseExamplesThe empty state coffers, both literally and figuratively, combined with the raised public expectations, reveal how much Georgia has been sucked dry by state bribery and gangland criminality.BritishSo what keeps me here on Long Island, in a place where I can barely afford to live, where the house we bought one year ago this week cost nearly half a million dollars and sucks us dry with property and school taxes?North AmericanOf course, when your company is based upon the idea of your customers sucking you dry via a multi-level marketing scheme, there's nowhere to go but up.North AmericanThe government, the university and the corporations involved must work very hard to put people with little money into a significant and glorious debt and suck them dry for 10 years ensuing.Canadian

suck it up

suck verb (US English, informal) accept something unpleasant or difficultExamplesSuperstar artists are going to have to suck it up and deal with accepting less as well because their contracts are driving the outrageous prices.North AmericanThey should suck it up and accept the will of the people.North AmericanHe still has to suck it up as he has been sucking it up all his life.North AmericanI sucked it up and did what I said I would do for donations.North AmericanI sucked it up, however, complimented her on her gown, and wished her and her friends a fun evening.North AmericanI think I might just need to suck it up and pay the extra!North American

suckhole

volume_up

UK /ˈsʌkhəʊl/noun1. (US English, informal) a whirlpoolExamplesI was thoroughly convinced that I was living in a suckhole devoid of any culture and/or fun.North American2. (Canadian English, Australian English, vulgar slang) a sycophantverb (no object) (Canadian English, Australian English, vulgar slang) behave in a sycophantic way towards someonehe needs to quit suckholing to the business community

go suck an egg

egg noun (as imperative) (North American English, informal) used as an expression of anger or scorngo suck an egg if you don't like itsome might feel more inclined to tell you to go suck an eggExamplesIf I were you, I'd tell him to go suck an egg and stay out of my way.North AmericanAnd anyone who looks down on my dancing because I'm big can just go suck an egg.North AmericanI am me, and if you don't like it, you can go suck an egg!North American

suck it and see

suck verb (British English, informal) used to suggest that the only way to know if something will work or be suitable is to try itfor other baits, and for different waters, it is a case of suck it and seeExamplesIt's a case of suck it and see at the moment until bigger trials are carried out.BritishI hadn't quite known what to do in preparation, so I'd just chosen a few bits I liked to read out and then thought I would suck it and see (so to speak).British

time suck

noun (US English, informal) an inefficient or unproductive activity, process, etc.; a waste of timethe internet can be a colossal time suckExamplesSince I rarely watch TV to watch TV, I don't see it as a time suck.BritishAll the spam we get, it's a huge time suck.North AmericanIt mounts up into a major time suck—my "let's tidy up my categories" idea turned into a job that took hours.BritishA large followee/following list can be a time suck.British

teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

grandmother nounpresume to advise a more experienced personExamplesTo which I responded with sincere thanks for the input, but also with an arrogant comment that I knew exactly what I was doing when I wrote the paragraph, and a suggestion not to teach his grandmother to suck eggs, basically.CanadianNow I am not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs but the night before your interview try and get a good nights sleep.BritishRereading my previous posting it seems I was both trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs and also not actually looking at all the information you had presented.BritishI know I am in the midst of some classical scholars and must therefore not teach my grandmother to suck eggs.BritishI am not going to presume to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, as there are many books available to explain the nuances of good retail practice.BritishI know that I should not try to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, and furthermore much of the style may have been forced on him by the original.North American

kiss one's teeth

also suck one's teethtooth noun(mainly West Indian English) make a sound expressing contempt, disapproval, or annoyance by sucking air and saliva through the teeth