brush up
verb
brushed up; brushing up; brushes up
1
: to improve or polish as if by brushing
2
: to renew one's skill in
brush up your Spanish
: to refresh one's memory : renew one's skill
brush up on math
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While brushing up on his Jackass-ery for another big screen outing, Johnny Knoxville is taking some extra precautions this time.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2026
Or brush up on your contemporary art trends at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, scroll below to brush up on all of The White Lotus’s wanderlust-inducing filming locations from seasons past.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
At first, chief writer and director Norihiro Naganuma comfortably settles back into the rhythm, and the episodic pleasures remain, like seeing how apothecary turned investigator Maomao’s unique perspective brushes up against the rigidity of the royal court.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2026
Or brush up on your contemporary art trends at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, scroll below to brush up on all of The White Lotus’s wanderlust-inducing filming locations from seasons past.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
At first, chief writer and director Norihiro Naganuma comfortably settles back into the rhythm, and the episodic pleasures remain, like seeing how apothecary turned investigator Maomao’s unique perspective brushes up against the rigidity of the royal court.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Brush up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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