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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One evening, according to Breen and Conlon, Daniel advised his brother to watch a TV documentary about money laundering, to brush up on his skills.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Her long blond ends drew a stark contrast to her faded brown roots, which were parted down the middle and brushed up in the back.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Take a tour of the Olana State Historic Site and brush up on your knowledge of the painter Frederic Edwin Church.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2025
He’s been brushed up on our systems.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Her long blond ends drew a stark contrast to her faded brown roots, which were parted down the middle and brushed up in the back.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Take a tour of the Olana State Historic Site and brush up on your knowledge of the painter Frederic Edwin Church.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2025
He’s been brushed up on our systems.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brush up
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“Brush up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20up. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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