soap up
soap up
To cover someone, something, or oneself in soap. A noun or pronoun can be used between "soap" and "up." To conserve hot water, I turn the shower off while I soap up and then turn it back on to rinse off. Our dog hates it when we soap him up for his bath.
See also: soap, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
soap up
v.
1. To cover someone or something with soap: We soaped up the car, scrubbed well, and rinsed it clean. I soaped my legs up and shaved them.
2. To cover oneself with soap: I soaped up and rinsed off in the shower.
See also: soap, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- soap down
- lather up
- catch up in
- catch up in (something)
- caught up in
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- identify with
- orient
- orient to
- orient to (something)