eat something up with a spoon

Verb

slang

(slang) To accept something very eagerly.

Japanese Meaning

（スラングで）何かを非常に熱心に受け入れる、好意的に取り入れる

When I announced the free samples, the crowd was ready to eat something up with a spoon.

無料のサンプルを発表したとき、群衆はそれらを喜んで受け入れる準備ができていた。

Sense（1）

(slang) To accept something very eagerly.

eats something up with a spoon

（ present singular third-person ）

eating something up with a spoon

（ participle present ）

ate something up with a spoon

（ past ）

eaten something up with a spoon

（ participle past ）