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
Examples of brush up in a Sentence
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During your time here, brush up on Sheridan's history and cowboy culture at the Don King Museum and Fort Phil Kearny.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
Other than brushing up on their Photoshop skills — and not blaming the whole thing on Kate, a woman with cancer.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In a photo shared to Instagram, the Citadel actress made a kissy face with a fluffy makeup brush up to her face while her daughter looked up at her from her arms.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
In the meantime, lawyers are urging border residents — including U.S. citizens — to brush up on their rights.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Though it’s billed as a continuation of The Animated Series, X-Men ’97 thankfully does not require brushing up on intricate lore from the tail end of the last century.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Now lawmakers are focused on the larger package and, in what has become routine, are brushing up against a shutdown deadline.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2024
No matter your game plan for the day, be sure to brush up on what you’re allowed — and not allowed (glass containers, plastic bags) — to bring on the beach.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are brushing up on their Shakespeare together.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
Other than brushing up on their Photoshop skills — and not blaming the whole thing on Kate, a woman with cancer.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In a photo shared to Instagram, the Citadel actress made a kissy face with a fluffy makeup brush up to her face while her daughter looked up at her from her arms.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
In the meantime, lawyers are urging border residents — including U.S. citizens — to brush up on their rights.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Though it’s billed as a continuation of The Animated Series, X-Men ’97 thankfully does not require brushing up on intricate lore from the tail end of the last century.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Now lawmakers are focused on the larger package and, in what has become routine, are brushing up against a shutdown deadline.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2024
No matter your game plan for the day, be sure to brush up on what you’re allowed — and not allowed (glass containers, plastic bags) — to bring on the beach.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are brushing up on their Shakespeare together.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Brush up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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