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the patient art of letting water do all the heavy lifting
means To leave something in liquid long enough to fully absorb it, or to become thoroughly drenched.
from From Old English 'socian,' meaning to steep or lie in liquid — a quiet word, related to 'suck,' both descended from a Germanic root tied to drawing in moisture. The image has stayed constant for over a thousand years: something resting in water, slowly drinking it up.
prune fingerswrinkling is a nerve-driven grip upgrade, not damage
old slanga soak once meant a heavy, dedicated drunkard
dried beanssoaking cuts cooking time and gut-busting gas
rain termmeteorologists call a slow drenching a soaking rain
skin limithot soaks over 15 minutes strip protective oils